| slovo | definícia |
dishonour
(mass) | dishonour
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dishonour
(encz) | dishonour,hanba n: Zdeněk Brož |
dishonour
(encz) | dishonour,zneuctít v: Zdeněk Brož |
dishonour
(gcide) | Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or
d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dishonored
(d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]rd or d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Dishonoring.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d['e]shonorer; pref.
d['e]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare. See
Honor, v. t.] [Written also dishonour.]
1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or
shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the
sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the
reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to
maintain his honor.
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Nothing . . . that may dishonor
Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite. --Milton.
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2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.
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3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill,
check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to
dishonor a bill exchange.
Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;
humiliate; debauch; pollute.
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dishonour
(gcide) | Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or
d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]r), n. [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF.
deshonor, deshonur, F. d['e]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) +
honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See Honor.]
[Written also dishonour.]
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1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
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It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor.
--Ezra iv. 14.
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His honor rooted in dishonor stood. --Tennyson.
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2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper
by the party on whom it is drawn.
Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach;
opprobrium.
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dishonour
(wn) | dishonour
n 1: a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of
dishonor" [syn: dishonor, dishonour] [ant: honor,
honour, laurels]
2: lacking honor or integrity [syn: dishonor, dishonour]
[ant: honor, honour]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by
committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace,
dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor, honour,
reward]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman
was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish,
violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage]
3: refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" [syn:
dishonor, dishonour] [ant: honor, honour] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
dishonourable
(encz) | dishonourable,nepoctivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
dishonourableness
(encz) | dishonourableness,hanebnost n: Zdeněk Broždishonourableness,nepoctivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
dishonourably
(encz) | dishonourably,nepoctivě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
dishonourable
(wn) | dishonourable
adj 1: lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor;
"dishonorable in thought and deed" [syn: dishonorable,
dishonourable] [ant: honorable, honourable] |
dishonourableness
(wn) | dishonourableness
n 1: the quality of not deserving honor or respect [syn:
dishonorableness, dishonourableness] [ant:
honorableness, honourableness] |
dishonourably
(wn) | dishonourably
adv 1: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree;
"his grades were disgracefully low" [syn:
disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously,
discreditably, shamefully, dishonorably,
dishonourably] |
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