dishonour
noun
[ dɪsˈɒnə ]
• a state of shame or disgrace.
• "they have brought dishonour upon our family"
Similar:
disgrace,
shame,
discredit,
humiliation,
degradation,
ignominy,
scandal,
infamy,
disrepute,
ill repute,
loss of face,
disfavour,
ill favour,
unpopularity,
ill fame,
notoriety,
debasement,
abasement,
odium,
opprobrium,
obloquy,
stigma,
disesteem,
reprobation,
vitiation,
dishonour
verb
• bring shame or disgrace on.
• "the ceremony was undertaken if a pupil had done something to dishonour the school"
Similar:
disgrace,
bring dishonour to,
bring discredit to,
bring shame to,
shame,
embarrass,
humiliate,
discredit,
degrade,
debase,
lower,
cheapen,
drag down,
drag through the mud,
blacken the name of,
give a bad name to,
show in a bad light,
sully,
stain,
taint,
smear,
mar,
blot,
stigmatize,
• fail to observe or respect (an agreement or principle).
• "the community has its own principles it can itself honour or dishonour"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French deshonor (noun), deshonorer (verb), based on Latin honor ‘honour’.
