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As to my Title, I know not yet whether it will be honourable or dishonourable, the issue of the War must Settle it. Perhaps our Congress will be Exalted on a high Gallows.
Abraham Clark

Meaning of "dishonourable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISHONOURABLE

dishonourable  [dɪsˈɒnərəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISHONOURABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dishonourable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISHONOURABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dishonourable in the English dictionary

The definition of dishonourable in the dictionary is characterized by or causing dishonour or discredit. Other definition of dishonourable is having little or no integrity; unprincipled.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISHONOURABLE


admirable
ˈædmərəbəl
comparable
ˈkɒmpərəbəl
considerable
kənˈsɪdərəbəl
desirable
dɪˈzaɪərəbəl
durable
ˈdjʊərəbəl
generable
ˈdʒɛnərəbəl
honorable
ˈɒnərəbəl
honourable
ˈɒnərəbəl
invulnerable
ɪnˈvʌlnərəbəl
memorable
ˈmɛmərəbəl
miserable
ˈmɪzərəbəl
preferable
ˈprɛfərəbəl
recoverable
rɪˈkʌvərəbəl
regenerable
rɪˈdʒɛnərəbəl
remunerable
rɪˈmjuːnərəbəl
unvenerable
ʌnˈvɛnərəbəl
unvulnerable
ʌnˈvʌlnərəbəl
venerable
ˈvɛnərəbəl
vulnerable
ˈvʌlnərəbəl
wearable
ˈwɛərəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISHONOURABLE

dishoard
dishome
dishonest
dishonesties
dishonestly
dishonesty
dishonorableness
dishonorary
dishonorer
dishonour
dishonourable discharge
dishonourableness
dishonourably
dishonourer
dishorn
dishorse
dishouse
dishpan
dishrag
dishtowel

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISHONOURABLE

able
administrable
adorable
deliverable
deplorable
favourable
impenetrable
incomparable
incurable
innumerable
inseparable
intolerable
measurable
operable
parable
pleasurable
separable
the Honourable
tolerable
transferable
unbearable

Synonyms and antonyms of dishonourable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISHONOURABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dishonourable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of dishonourable

Translation of «dishonourable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISHONOURABLE

Find out the translation of dishonourable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dishonourable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dishonourable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可耻
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deshonrosa
570 millions of speakers

English

dishonourable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مشين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесчестно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desonroso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপমানজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déshonorant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak boleh dilupakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unehrenhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不名誉な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불명예
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora sopan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đê tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அகெளரவம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्करणीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

onursuz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disonorevole
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niehonorowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безчесно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezonorant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτιμητικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skandelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dishonourable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vanærende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dishonourable

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISHONOURABLE»

The term «dishonourable» is regularly used and occupies the 68.305 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISHONOURABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dishonourable

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3 QUOTES WITH «DISHONOURABLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dishonourable.
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Lucius Accius
A man whose life has been dishonourable is not entitled to escape disgrace in death.
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Abraham Clark
As to my Title, I know not yet whether it will be honourable or dishonourable, the issue of the War must Settle it. Perhaps our Congress will be Exalted on a high Gallows.
3
Luke Harding
There is a long dishonourable tradition of western intellectuals who have been duped by Moscow. The list includes Bernard Shaw, the Webbs, H. G. Wells, and Andre Gide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISHONOURABLE»

Discover the use of dishonourable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dishonourable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dishonourable Intent (Mills & Boon Vintage 90s Modern)
He had to protect her - from himself!
Anne Mather, 2012
2
Dishonourable Seduction
"Every woman does have her price.
Angela Wells, 2011
3
A Dishonourable Deal/Disgrace And Desire/A Rake By Midnight
Disgrace and Desire by Sarah Mallory Breathtakingly beautiful Lady Eloise Allyngham scandalises and seduces the ton in equal measure.
Sarah Mallory, Gail Ranstrom, 2011
4
Defiled Trades and Social Outcasts: Honor and Ritual ...
This book presents a social and cultural history of 'dishonourable people' (unehrliche Leute), an outcast group in early modern Germany.
Kathy Stuart, 2006
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The Theological Works of the Rev. John Howard Hinton ...
If, however, there be those who would represent the attitude in which God thus appears as one dishonourable to him, it is at least fair that the ground of such an imputation should be specified. I can imagine, indeed, various combinations of ...
John Howard Hinton, 1865
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A Review of Doct. Emmons's Theory of God's Agency on ...
If not, then He has no right to require of them a service which is not dishonourable to Himself; for a service that is not perfectly glorious to Him, as far as it fails of being perfectly glorious, is dishonourable to Him. But God surely is not destitute of ...
‎1821
7
Dishonourable Insults: A Cantankerous Collection of ...
An insult which might at first seem disrespectful or even 'dishonourable' is often no such thing. Indeed, the parliamentary insult is as old as the game of democratic politics itself. Anyone who has studied democratic politics will know that one of ...
Greg Knight, 2011
8
Augustine: Earlier Writings
The voluntary state of being sinful is dishonourable. Hence the penal state is imposed to bring it into order, and is therefore in itself not dishonourable. Indeed it compels the dishonourable state to become harmonized with the honour of the  ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), John H. S. Burleigh, 1953
9
Memoirs of George the Fourth, 1: Descriptive of the Most ...
Men do not commit dishonourable actions without some adequate motive ; and that we should believe the Prince of Wales was privy to, or conniving at, or commanding the dishonesty of his servant, is far too monstrous a proposition for us to ...
Jordi, 1830
10
The magazine of naturel history and journal of zoology botany
(i " In all this [L p. in my violation of the duties of an editor], however, there is nothing dishonourable. What I say u, that it implies a want of judgment, and a love of controversy," This is meant, I suppose, as explanatory of the allegations he ...
Loudon, 1832

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISHONOURABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dishonourable is used in the context of the following news items.
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Apologise to Jonathan, PDP tells Buhari; insists LNG money saved …
It said a situation where a ruling party will resort to a dishonourable act of altering a statement where it earlier acknowledged the approval for ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
2
Racing: Aussie Turf boss involved in cobalt saga - Sport - NZ Herald …
Rudolph has to answer four possible breaches at his show cause hearing next month for dishonest, corrupt, improper and dishonourable ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Medals wrongly issued after Afghan vet's suicide, Lawson tells …
“To do so would be against our well established policies, and would be quite frankly dishonourable.” But Sheila Fynes said when she read the ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Greece Exposes The Flaws Of A Wrong Europe
It is a stark warning to the rest of Europe that bullying on behalf of national and global finance is a dishonourable route to take. It is also an ... «Social Europe, Jul 15»
5
The 6 unhealthiest fast food products in Australia | Business Insider
Dishonourable mentions: Also topping the scales at more than 2500kJ are the South West Crispy Chicken Burger (2780kJ), Crispy Chicken ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
6
ATC executive embroiled in cobalt case | RACING.COM
(Breach 1) Dishonest, corrupt, improper and dishonourable conduct, in connection with racing, by making statements to Sam Kavanagh in ... «Racing.com, Jul 15»
7
Hari The Harasser
Instead of planting paddy, our dishonourable minister was busy grabbing women and rubbing his cheeks on theirs. I think someone forgot to ... «E Kantipur, Jul 15»
8
Making sense of terrorism and IS
"I faced that most dishonourable option for an engineering student of becoming an arts student." His real interests lay in Asia, so he took up ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
9
Movie reviews: Amy, The Mafia Only Kills In Summer
Winehouse may have been the agent of her own destruction but there were dishonourable roles played by the hapless Blake Fielder-Civil, her ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
10
Hearing for Lindsay doctor facing sexual abuse allegations 0
... having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional. «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»

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