Dishonor Meaning
/dɪsˈɑnəɹ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAmerican standard spelling of dishonour.
Sentence Examples
I would rather die than live in dishonor.
Death is preferable to dishonor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier's cowardly retreat brought great ____ to his regiment and his family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would rather die than live in ____.
Word Origin & History
From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honor.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This prince bare alwaies in the field a greene shield, whereof he tooke his surname, and of him some forraine authors affirme, that he made an attempt to bring the whole realme of France vnder his subiection, which he performed, because his father susteined some dishonor and losse in his last voiage into that countrie."
— 1587, Raphael Holinshed, Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (2 of 8):
"Indeed, those old insurgents, of 1868, are gradually being canonized with crimson death-names, because they neither knew dishonor, no, nor suffered it."
— 1906, John Luther Long, The Way of the Gods, page 25:
"It was while he was performing the duties of the store that he acquired the soubriquet "Honest Abe"--a characterization that he never dishonored, and an abbreviation that he never outgrew."
— 1866, Josiah Gilbert Holland, The Life of Abraham Lincoln:
"The three lured him to their home to kill him for dishonoring their family by filing a paternity suit in family court."
— 1998 January 26, “Defense Says Blood Feud, Not Murder, Was Involved”, in The New York Times:
"The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election."
— 2006, Bruce R. Lindsey, Douglas J. Band, Comments About ABC Entertainment's 9/11 Film, ABC News, page 1:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The soldier's cowardly retreat brought great ____ to his regiment and his family.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I would rather die than live in ____.