dishonorable

C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment

Also spelled dishonourable

US /dɪsˈɑnərəbəl/ UK /dɪsˈɒnərəbəl/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
bringing shame or disgrace; lacking honor or integrity

Desertion was deemed a dishonorable act punishable by court-martial.

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Synonyms

1 adj · bringing shame or disgrace;... shameful disgraceful ignominious disreputable unprincipled base ignoble

Opposites

honorable reputable upright principled creditable

Word family

Forms dishonorablenessdishonourableness

Derived forms dishonorablydishonorableness

Related forms dishonor honor honorable

Etymology

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

honor Old French

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# dishonorable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** dɪsˈɑnərəbəl
**IPA (UK):** dɪsˈɒnərəbəl

## Meanings
1. bringing shame or disgrace; lacking honor or integrity

## Examples
- Desertion was deemed a dishonorable act punishable by court-martial.

## Synonyms
- shameful
- disgraceful
- ignominious
- disreputable
- unprincipled
- base
- ignoble

## Antonyms
- honorable
- reputable
- upright
- principled
- creditable

## Derived Forms
- dishonorably
- dishonorableness

## Related Forms
- dishonor
- honor
- honorable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: honor

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

## AI Etymology
Dishonorable comes from dishonor + -able; dishonor from Old French deshonor, from des- ('reversal') + honor, from Latin honor ('honor, esteem'). The etymological trail includes Latin honor. As an adjective, dishonorable describes what is bringing shame or disgrace; lacking honor or integrity. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dishonorably and dishonorableness and related forms such as dishonor, honor, and honorable. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

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

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