Synonyms for dishonored
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Disgraced — disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor
Definitions
- adj. 1
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor.
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A witness or a statement is discredited; the currency is depreciated; a good name is dishonored by unworthy conduct; we underestimate in our own minds; we may underrate or undervalue in statement to others.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- shamed I've shamed my good name and ruined myself.
- disgraced They felt disgraced by their son's wild behavior.
- discredited Neoconservatism has discredited itself.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dishonored | rising | |
| shamed | rising | |
| disgraced | rising | |
| discredited | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- shamed1
- 9 letters
- disgraced2
- 11 letters
- discredited4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (disgraced2 = 2 syllables).