dishonor: Meaning and Definition of

dis•hon•or

1. lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
2. disgrace; ignominy; shame: His arrest brought dishonor to his family.
3. an indignity; insult: to do someone a dishonor.
4. a cause of shame or disgrace: He is a dishonor to his family.
5. failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.

1. to deprive of honor; disgrace; bring reproach or shame on.
2. to fail or refuse to honor or pay (a draft, check, etc.).
3. to rape or seduce.