dishonor

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

Also spelled dishonour

US /dɪsˈɑnər/ UK /dɪsˈɒnə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
loss of honor or reputation; to bring shame upon

He would rather die than bring dishonor to his family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · loss of honor or... disgrace shame discredit ignominy disrepute degrade debase

Opposites

honor esteem respect credit glory

Word family

Derived forms dishonorabledishonorably

Related forms honor honorable honesty

Etymology

From Old French deshonor, from des- ('reversal') + honor, from Latin honor, honos ('honor, esteem').

deshonor Old French honor Old French

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Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dishonor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɑnər/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɒnə/

## Meanings
1. loss of honor or reputation; to bring shame upon

## Examples
- He would rather die than bring dishonor to his family.

## Synonyms
- disgrace
- shame
- discredit
- ignominy
- disrepute
- degrade
- debase

## Antonyms
- honor
- esteem
- respect
- credit
- glory

## Derived Forms
- dishonorable
- dishonorably

## Related Forms
- honor
- honorable
- honesty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deshonor
- Root: honor

## Etymology
From Old French deshonor, from des- ('reversal') + honor, from Latin honor, honos ('honor, esteem').

## AI Etymology
Dishonor comes from Old French deshonor, from des- ('reversal') + honor, from Latin honor, honos ('honor, esteem'). The historical trail runs through Old French deshonor and Latin honor. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means loss of honor or reputation; to bring shame upon. Derived formations include dishonorable, dishonorably; related forms include honor, honorable, honesty.

## Topics
- Ethics & Social Judgment
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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