dishonor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a state of shame or disgrace
he was resigned to a life of dishonor
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
bring shame or dishonor upon
he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Types & categories
- befoul hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
lacking honor or integrity
Types & categories
- unrighteousness hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
force (someone) to have sex against their will
The woman was raped on her way home at night
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- outrage derivation
- ravishment derivation
- raper derivation
- ravisher derivation
- dishonor derivation
- assaultive derivation
Sense 5 verb
refuse to accept
dishonor checks and drafts
Types & categories
- turn down hypernym
Related & opposite
- honor antonym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | honour |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishonor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rape |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | standing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disesteem |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disrepute |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corruptness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disgrace |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infamy |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | reward |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishonor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | shame |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishonor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | disgrace |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | befoul |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | honor |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishonor |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | unrighteousness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | outrage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ravishment |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | raper |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ravisher |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dishonor |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assaultive |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | assault |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gang-rape |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | honor |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn down |