Synonyms for dishonor
- noun
- verb
- American English
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shame — shame or disgrace
shame, disgrace, reproach, infamy, disrespect, humiliation, ignominy, insult, disparagement, disrepute, discredit, indignity, odium, degradation, stigma, scandal, opprobrium, blemish, abasement, obloquy, unhonour, contempt
2. Immorality — lack of honour or integrity
immorality, wickedness, unrighteousness, impropriety, indecency, unuprightness, unseemliness
Verb
1. Debase — to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame
debase, humiliate, taint, disparage, defame, mortify, degrade, injure, dirty, humble, abase, discomfit, demean, sully, slander, tarnish, stain, blacken, slur, smear, libel, smirch
2. Violate — to violate or rape
violate, ravish, rape, abuse, outrage, blot, debauch, assault, r-word, defile, vitiate, pollute, profane, defoul dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Shame or disgrace.
You have brought dishonour upon the family.
- n. 2
Lack of honour or integrity.
- v. 1
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
You have dishonoured the family.
- v. 2
To violate or rape.
Related words
- Other spellings
- dishonour UK
Forms
- Plural
- dishonors → shames, disgraces, reproaches, infamies…
- Past participle
- dishonored
e.g. dishonored → debased, humiliated, tainted, disparaged…
Choose the right word
To dishonor a person is to deprive him of honor that should or might be given.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- shame I was put to shame in the presence of many people.
- disgrace What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
- disrespect Sami didn't want to disrespect anybody's religion.
- infamy Hatred, infamy and slander have not conquered my spirit.
- wickedness The desire of wickedness came up in your heart.
- immorality Islam hates immorality and so does Judaism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dishonor | rising | |
| shame | rising | |
| disgrace | steady | |
| disrespect | rising | |
| infamy | rising | |
| wickedness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rape1, slur1, blot1
- 5 letters
- abuse2, shame1, dirty2, stain1, smear1, libel2, sully2, taint1, odium, abase
- 6 letters
- humble2, insult2, stigma2, injure2, infamy3, demean2, defile, defame2, ravish, debase2, smirch, defoul
- 7 letters
- assault2, scandal2, violate3, outrage2, degrade2, slander2, profane2, blemish2, tarnish2, pollute2, blacken2, mortify3, vitiate3, debauch
- 8 letters
- disgrace2, contempt2, reproach2, ignominy4, unhonour
- 9 letters
- discredit3, humiliate4, indignity4, indecency4, disparage3, disrepute3, abasement, discomfit
- 10 letters
- disrespect3, immorality5, wickedness3, opprobrium4
- 11 letters
- degradation4, humiliation5, impropriety5
- 12 letters
- unseemliness
- 13 letters
- disparagement, unuprightness
- 15 letters
- unrighteousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- déshonneur
- Italiano
- disonore