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Definition: Dishonorable |
DishonorableAdjective1. Lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"; "a dishonorable discharge". 2. Deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive. 3. Not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest". 4. Not adhering to ethical or moral principles; "base and unpatriotic motives"; "a base, degrading way of life"; "cheating is dishonorable"; "they considered colonialism immoral"; "unethical practices in handling public funds". 5. Morally unacceptable; "the dishonorable conduct of trusted men". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dishonorable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references) |
Synonyms: DishonorableSynonyms: base (adj), dishonest (adj), dishonourable (adj), immoral (adj), inglorious (adj), unethical (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: glorious (adj), honest (adj), honorable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disrepute | Ignominious, scrubby, dirty, abject, vile, beggarly, pitiful, low, mean, shabby base; (dishonorable). |
Improbity | Adjective: dishonest, dishonorable; unconscientious, unscrupulous; fraudulent; knavish; disgraceful; (disreputable); wicked. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dishonorable |
| English words defined with "dishonorable": black ♦ condescend ♦ dark, discreditably, disgracefully, dishonorably, dishonourable, dishonourably ♦ ignominiously, ingloriously ♦ lower oneself, Low-lived ♦ shamefully, sinister, stoop ♦ Unhandsome, Unhonest. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dishonorable": Madstone, Murder ♦ SCIMETAR, Snow ♦ Trousers ♦ Window. (references) |
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Screenplays | My intentions were dishonorable! (The Smiling Lieutenant; writing credit: Henri Bataille; Felix Dormann) With you, it's a dishonorable discharge (All in the Family; writing credit: Johnny Speight; Norman Lear) You want a dishonorable discharge (Love and Death; writing credit: Woody Allen) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Strictly Dishonorable (1951) | |
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Plutarch | Poverty is not dishonorable in itself, but only when it comes from idleness, intemperance, extravagance, and folly. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SCIMETAR, n. A curved sword of exceeding keenness, in the conduct of which certain Orientals attain a surprising proficiency, as the incident here related will serve to show. The account is translated from the Japanese by Shusi Itama, a famous writer of the thirteenth century. When the great Gichi-Kuktai was Mikado he condemned to decapitation Jijiji Ri, a high officer of the Court. Soon after the hour appointed for performance of the rite what was his Majesty's surprise to see calmly approaching the throne the man who should have been at that time ten minutes dead! "Seventeen hundred impossible dragons!" shouted the enraged monarch. "Did I not sentence you to stand in the market-place and have your head struck off by the public executioner at three o'clock? And is it not now 3:10?" "Son of a thousand illustrious deities," answered the condemned minister, "all that you say is so true that the truth is a lie in comparison. But your heavenly Majesty's sunny and vitalizing wishes have been pestilently disregarded. With joy I ran and placed my unworthy body in the market-place. The executioner appeared with his bare scimetar, ostentatiously whirled it in air, and then, tapping me lightly upon the neck, strode away, pelted by the populace, with whom I was ever a favorite. I am come to pray for justice upon his own dishonorable and treasonous head." "To what regiment of executioners does the black-boweled caitiff belong?" asked the Mikado. "To the gallant Ninety-eight Hundred and Thirty-seventh -- I know the man. His name is Sakko-Samshi." "Let him be brought before me," said the Mikado to an attendant, and a half-hour later the culprit stood in the Presence. "Thou bastard son of a three-legged hunchback without thumbs!" roared the sovereign -- "why didst thou but lightly tap the neck that it should have been thy pleasure to sever?" "Lord of Cranes of Cherry Blooms," replied the executioner, unmoved, "command him to blow his nose with his fingers." Being commanded, Jijiji Ri laid hold of his nose and trumpeted like an elephant, all expecting to see the severed head flung violently from him. Nothing occurred: the performance prospered peacefully to the close, without incident. All eyes were now turned on the executioner, who had grown as white as the snows on the summit of Fujiama. His legs trembled and his breath came in gasps of terror. "Several kinds of spike-tailed brass lions!" he cried; "I am a ruined and disgraced swordsman! I struck the villain feebly because in flourishing the scimetar I had accidentally passed it through my own neck! Father of the Moon, I resign my office." So saying, he gasped his top-knot, lifted off his head, and advancing to the throne laid it humbly at the Mikado's feet. |
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Expression using "dishonorable": dishonorable discharge. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
dishonorable discharge | 314 |
discharge dishonorable military | 5 |
discharge dishonorable from military | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "dishonorable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | turpërues (discreditable, disgraceful, dishonourable), i turpshëm (bashful, censurable, coy, disgraceful, dishonourable, foul, humiliating, ignominious, ill at ease, indecent, infamous, inglorious, lewd, obscene, opprobrious, reserved, scandalous, self conscious, shamefaced, shameful, sheepish, shy, timid, unhallowed, vile, villainous), i turpëruar (ashamed, dishonourable, hangdog, humiliated, shamefaced, stained), i çnderuar (dishonourable), çnderues (defamatory, dishonourable). (various references) | |
Arabic | معيب (defective, dishonourable, infamous, inglorious), مخز (debasing, degrading, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonourable, humiliating, ignominious, infamous, outrageous, scandalous, shameful, shameless), شائن (abominate, black, disgraceful, disgusting, dishonourable, heinous, hideous, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, nefarious, outrageous). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | нечестен (cammed, crooked, devious, dishonest, dishonourable, dodgy, faithless, false, ignominious, low down, screwy, twisty, unfair, wildcat), непочтен (discreditable, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, fishy, foul, oblique, shady, sharp, twisty, underhand), подъл (base, blackguardly, caitiff, creeping, dastardly, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, dirt, dirty, dishonourable, jesuitic, jesuitical, low, low down, low-minded, mean, mean-spirited, miscreant, recreant, reptile, scurvy, shabby, snaky, sneaking, sneaky, snide, vile, villainous). (various references) | |
Chinese | 不端 (improper). (various references) | |
Czech | potupný (defamatory, degrading, disgraceful, dishonourable, ignominious, infamous), neèestný (discreditable, dishonest, dishonourable, disreputable, improper, low-minded), hanebný (deplorable, discreditable, disgraceful, dishonourable, heinous, horrendous, ignoble, ignominious, nasty, nefarious, scurvy, shameful, sordid, squalid, unspeakable, vile, villainous), bezectný (despicable, dishonourable). (various references) | |
Dutch | oneervol ontslag (dishonorable discharge, dishonourable discharge). (various references) | |
French | licenciement pour faute grave ou lourde (dishonorable discharge, dishonourable discharge). (various references) | |
German | unehrenhaft (dishonourable, ignoble, ignominious, inglorious), entehrend (discreditable, discreditably, dishonorably, dishonoring). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tisztességtelen (crooked, dishonest, foul, twisty, unfair, unprincipled), gyalázatos (abominable, damnable, disgraceful, dishonour, dishonourable, disreputable, monstrous, nefarious, opprobrious, outrageous, rotter), becstelen (dishonest, dishonourable, ignominious, infamous, knavish, nefarious, shabby, snide, stigmatic, unprincipled, unrighteous). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tidak hormat. (various references) | |
Italian | disonorevole (discreditable, discreditably, disgraceful, dishonourable, disreputable, shameful). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ishonorableday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | desonroso (discreditable, dishonourable, disreputable, ignominious, ill-spoken), indigno (dishonourable, outrageous, scandal, shameful, undeserving, undignified, unmeet, unworthy, vile, worthless). (various references) | |
Romanian | dezonorant (disgraceful, dishonoring, dishonourable, dishonouring, disreputable, infamous, inglorious), necurat (accursed, cursed, dark, devilish, dishonest, dishonourable, dubious, funny, shady, suspicious, unclean). (various references) | |
Russian | нечистоплотный (dirty, disgraceful, dishonourable), непорядочный (dishonourable, unsportsmanlike), бесчестный (disgraceful, dishonourable, infamous, rascally), позорящий (defamatory, dishonourable, opprobrious, scandalous). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | nečastan (dishonest, dishonourable). (various references) | |
Spanish | deshonroso (discreditable, discreditably, disgraceful, dishonourable, disreputable). (various references) | |
Swedish | vanhedrande (discreditable, disgraceful, dishonourable, disreputable, ignominious, inglorious), skamlig (disgraceful, dishonourable, foul, ignoble, ignominious, infamous, inglorious, shameful), ohederlig (bent, crooked, crookedness, dishonest, dishonourable, nasty, unfair). (various references) | |
Turkish | rezil (abject, contemptible, crud, dirty, dishonourable, disreputable, flagitious, flagrant, groveling, grovelling, ignoble, ignominious, infamous, low down, outrageous, raffish, rascal, scandal, scandalous, scoundrel, shameful, sinner, stinking, sweep, vile, villainous), onursuz (dishonourable, disreputable, undignified), namussuz (dishonest, dishonourable, faithless, rascal, rascally, shady, tortuous, unchaste, uncleanly), haysiyetsiz, şerefsiz (dishonest, dishonored, dishonourable, inglorious, undignified). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | безчесний (dishonourable, tortuous), підлий (babylonian, base, base-born, beggarly, caddish, caitiff, cheap, dastard, dastardly, dishonourable, grimy, hangdog, hoggish, ignoble, low down, mean-spirited, nefarious, niddering, picayune, rascal, reprobate, scabbed, scoundrel, scummy, scurvy, small, sneaking, sneaky, vile, yellow dog). (various references) | |
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | dedecor, dedecoris, turpis. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "dishonorable": dishonorableness, dishonorablenesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dishonorable" (pronounced di'sÄ"nerubul) |
| 7 | -Ä" n er u b u l | honorable. |
| 6 | -n er u b u l | hon, invulnerable, venerable, vulnerable. |
| 5 | -er u b u l | inexorable, admirable, answerable, comparable, considerable, deliverable, discoverable, favorable, imponderable, incomparable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, intolerable, irreparable, maneuverable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, recoverable, tolerable, unalterable, unanswerable, unfavorable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, acceptable, accessible, abominable, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-e-h-i-l-n-o-o-r-s" | |
-2 letters: bandoliers, blandisher. | |
-3 letters: abolished, abolisher, banderols, bandolier, bilanders, doornails, erosional, hobnailed, honorable, soilborne. | |
-4 letters: adhesion, ailerons, airholes, alienors, aneroids, banderol, bandores, banished, banisher, baronies, bedrails, bedsonia, bilander, blandish, blinders, blondish, bloodier, bloodies, bodhrans, boodlers, borneols, bradoons, brandies, brandish, bridoons, brindles, broadens, broadish, darioles, debonair, dhoolies, diabolos, dishonor, doblones, doornail, eidolons, halberds, handlers, hardline. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-e-h-i-l-n-o-o-r-s" | |
+4 letters: dishonorableness. | |
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