Meaning of dishonour | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Shame or disgrace.
   Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, countable, uncountable
2. Lack of honour or integrity.
   Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, countable, uncountable
3. Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
   Australia, Canada, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“You have brought dishonour upon the family.”

“That which were a dishonour to God the Son, were a dishonour to God the holy Ghost.”

CEFR level