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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]r), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored} (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]rd or d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d['e]shonorer; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare. See {Honor}, verb (used with an object)] [Written also {dishonour}.]
1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor.
Nothing . . . that may dishonor Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite. --Milton.
2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.
3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.
Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble; humiliate; debauch; pollute.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]r), noun [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F. d['e]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See {Honor}.] [Written also {dishonour}.]
1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. --Ezra iv. 14.
His honor rooted in dishonor stood. --Tennyson.
2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.
Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
dishonor
noun
1: a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" [syn: {dishonour}] [ant: {honor}]
2: lacking honor or integrity [syn: {dishonour}] [ant: {honor}]
verb
1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: {disgrace}, {dishonour}, {attaint}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}]
2: force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: {rape}, {ravish}, {violate}, {assault}, {dishonour}, {outrage}]
3: refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" [syn: {dishonour}] [ant: {honor}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
145 Moby Thesaurus words for "dishonor": abase, abuse, affront, aspersion, bad character, bad debt, bad name, bad odor, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, belittlement, black mark, blemish, blot, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, call names, cast reproach upon, commit sacrilege, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness, criminality, crookedness, debase, debauch, defamation, default, defection, defile, deflower, defrock, degrade, delinquence, delinquency, denigration, deplume, depreciation, derogation, desecrate, detraction, deviousness, disallow, disapprobation, discourtesy, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace, dishonesty, dishonoring, disoblige, disparagement, displume, disrepute, disrespect, disrespectfulness, dump on, evasiveness, evil repute, feloniousness, fleer at, flout, fraudulence, fraudulency, gibe at, give offense to, humble, humiliate, hurl a brickbat, ignominy, ill fame, ill repute, ill-favor, improbity, impudence, impute shame to, indignity, indirection, infamy, injure, insolence, insult, irreverence, jeer at, jibe at, lack of respect, levant, libel, mock, mortify, nondischarge of debts, nonpayment, nonremittal, not pay, obloquy, odium, offend, opprobrium, outrage, pillory, poor reputation, profane, protest, protested bill, public dishonor, put down, put to shame, rape, ravish, reflect discredit upon, refuse to pay, reproach, repudiate, repudiation, ridicule, scoff at, seduce, shadiness, shady reputation, shame, shiftiness, slander, slight, slipperiness, slur, smear, smirch, stop payment, taunt, treat with indignity, trickiness, uncollectible, unconscientiousness, underhandedness, unfrock, unsavoriness, unsavory reputation, unscrupulousness, unstraightforwardness, violate, vitiate, welsh
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