The meaning of Dishonour

noun

The action or fact of abasing or being abased; humiliation or degradation.

Usage examples:

Throughout history a doffed hat has symbolized defeat, humility and abasement before one's betters.

verb

Reduce the price of.

Usage examples:

The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports

verb

To make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect

Usage examples:

What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.

verb

Reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.

Usage examples:

The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama

verb

To reduce in quality or value

Usage examples:

Television is often blamed for debasing american politics.

noun

The action or process of reducing the quality or value of something.

Usage examples:

The outcome is rot and debasement of the system

noun

The condition or process of degrading or being degraded.

Usage examples:

A trail of human misery and degradation

noun

The process by which something is made worse, esp. the quality of land

Usage examples:

One of the effects of environmental degradation is the absence of fish in that river.

verb

Treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.

Usage examples:

She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women

verb

To reduce the quality of something

Usage examples:

Degrading water/air quality, degraded sound quality, the state is funding projects to restore degra…

verb

To become worse in quality, or to make something worse

Usage examples:

Unlike with a cassette player, the sound of the mp3 player doesn't degrade as the battery weakens.

verb

Harm the good reputation of.

Usage examples:

His remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him

noun

Loss or lack of reputation or respect.

Usage examples:

His actions were such that they brought discredit on his profession

verb

To give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something

Usage examples:

The old soviet economic model has been thoroughly discredited., it’s the job of the defense to disc…

noun

Disapproval or dislike.

Usage examples:

The headmaster regarded her with disfavour

verb

Put at a disadvantage or treat as undesirable.

Usage examples:

The system favours those who employ less labour and disfavours those who employ more

noun

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonourable action.

Usage examples:

He left the army in disgrace

verb

Bring shame or discredit on.

Usage examples:

You have disgraced the family name

noun

Embarrassment and the loss of other people’s respect, or behavior that causes this

Usage examples:

He resigned in disgrace., he’s a disgrace to his family., the lies my opponent is telling about me …

noun

The state of being held in low esteem by the public.

Usage examples:

One of the top clubs in the country is bringing the game into disrepute

noun

The state of not being respected or trusted

Usage examples:

The judge’s behavior, he said, had brought the law profession into disrepute.

verb

Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.

Usage examples:

She wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene

verb

To cause someone to feel anxious, ashamed, or uncomfortable

Usage examples:

He knew that letter would embarrass him and later he tried to get rid of it., they sat in embarrass…

verb

Make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride.

Usage examples:

You'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!

noun

The action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated.

Usage examples:

They suffered the humiliation of losing in the opening round

noun

The feeling of being ashamed or losing respect for yourself, or an occasion when you have this feeling

Usage examples:

Humiliation of after the humiliation of last week's defeat, the mets were back on form., imagine th…

noun

Public shame or disgrace.

Usage examples:

The ignominy of being imprisoned

noun

Public embarrassment

Usage examples:

The incumbent party experienced the ignominy of total defeat in the last election.

noun

The state of being well known for some bad quality or deed.

Usage examples:

A day that will live in infamy

noun

The quality of being famous for something considered bad

Usage examples:

The president described the attack as "a day that will live in infamy"., for the relatives of those…

adjective

Less high in position.

Usage examples:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Usage examples:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

noun

The state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed.

Usage examples:

The song has gained some notoriety in the press

noun

General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions.

Usage examples:

He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption

noun

An action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage.

Usage examples:

A bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters

noun

An action or event that is considered immoral, causing the public to react with shock or anger

Usage examples:

[ c ] people withdrew their money from banks caught up in the scandal., she has a reputation for sp…

noun

An action or event that shocks people and makes them feel disapproval

Usage examples:

Cause/create (a) scandal the politician's behaviour caused a scandal., a scandal breaks/erupts when…

noun

A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.

Usage examples:

She was hot with shame

verb

Make (someone) feel ashamed.

Usage examples:

I tried to shame him into giving some away

exclamation

Used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.

Usage examples:

Look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?

noun

The state or condition of not being liked or popular.

Usage examples:

The growing unpopularity of the war

noun

The quality of being disliked by many people

Usage examples:

There is no doubt about the deep unpopularity of the tax-reform programme., she is prepared to risk…