dishonorable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US) Without honor, or causing dishonor.
His sadistic self-torturings finally landed him in a pretty mess: still completely married, practically sure he was in love with Tillie, he made dishonorable proposals of marriage to two other women.
1931 January 26, “Done to a Turn”, in Time:I say not always dishonorable qualifications, but a certain flexibility of disposition; a certain courtly willingness to sink obnoxious truths, and adapt ourselves to the prejudices of the minds of others […]
1849 December 15, Frederick William Robertson, Sermon 14, “The Principle of Spiritual Harvest”But, setting this view aside, dishonorable would it be in the South were she willing to abandon to shame the memory of brave men who with signal personal disinterestedness warred in her behalf, though from motives, as we believe, so deplorably astray.
1866, Herman Melville, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, Supplement:
- (US) Lacking respect for ethical principles.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dishonorable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dishonorable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| dishonourable | UK, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dishonorableness · dishonorable discharge · dishonorably
Synonyms
disingenuous · ignoble · grubby
Translations (15)
bg нечестен (without honour) · enm unhoneste (without honour) · ca deshonrós (without honour) · grc ἄτιμος (without honour) · mi hōnorekore (without honour) · uk безче́сний (without honour) · ru бесче́стный (without honour) · es deshonroso (without honour) · el ατιμωτικός (without honour) · fr honteux (without honour) · bg непочтен (without honour) · la inhonestus (without honour) · ota ناموسسز (without honour) · got 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 (without honour) · fr déshonoré (without honour)