adj
Meaning 1
Without honor, or causing dishonor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dishonorable
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adj
Meaning 2
Lacking respect for ethical principles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dishonest
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- dishonorable in thought and deed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dishonourable
Antonyms: honorable
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: нечестен (nečesten) — without honour
- Bulgarian: непочтен (nepočten) — without honour
- Catalan: deshonrós — without honour
- French: déshonoré — without honour
- French: honteux — without honour
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 (unswērs) — without honour
- Greek: ατιμωτικός (atimotikós) — without honour
- Ancient Greek: ἄτιμος (átimos) — without honour
- Latin: inhonestus — without honour
- Māori: hōnorekore — without honour
- Middle English: unhoneste — without honour
- Russian: бесче́стный (besčéstnyj) — without honour
- Spanish: deshonroso — without honour
- Ottoman Turkish: ناموسسز (namussuz) — without honour
- Ukrainian: безче́сний (bezčésnyj) — without honour