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# dishonor

verb (dishonors, dishonored, dishonoring); noun (dishonor)

«dishonor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To dishonor someone is to bring shame on them or treat them with disrespect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/#m1)
2. Dishonor is loss of respect or shame; a bad name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a person who breaks a promise or insults someone brings dishonor on his family; this is the American spelling of dishonour.

### Examples

- Lying would dishonor your family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/#x1)
- Never dishonor your teacher by being rude. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/#x2)
- He brought dishonor on the king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/#x3)
- Stealing is a dishonor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dishonor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dishonor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dishonor.html) on Mova free.