dishonorable
pronunciation
How to pronounce dishonorable in British English:
UK [dɪs'ɒnərəbl]
How to pronounce dishonorable in American English:
US [dɪs'ɒnəəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
- deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
- not bringing honor and glory
- not adhering to ethical or moral principles
- morally unacceptable
Word Origin
- dishonorable (adj.)
- 1530s; see dis- + honorable. Related: Dishonorably.
Antonym
Example
- 1. At dinner that night , churchill brooded : how could men of such honor do such a dishonorable thing ?
- 2. There would be nothing dishonorable about their assignment .
- 3. To demean oneself by doing sth. dishonorable .
- 4. In early westerns , the " injuns " are frequently portrayed as dishonorable villains ; however , many " revisionist " westerns give the natives more sympathetic treatment .
- 5. You wouldn 't let me do anything dishonorable yet you 'd sell yourself in marriage to a man you didn 't love .