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Meanings of dishonour in English

Portuguese
atacar
Spanish
abochornar
Catalan
avergonyir

Force (someone) to have sex against their will.

      atacar
      Portuguese
      desonra
      Catalan
      deshonra

      A state of shame or disgrace.

          desonra
          Usage of dishonour in English
          1
          Perhaps they want walk away from marriage without causing too much dishonour.
          The half life of stars: a novel
          2
          She places us between war and dishonour; the choice cannot be doubtful.
          History of the Expedition to Russia / Undertaken by the Emperor ...
          3
          He is that guest whom all the wooers dishonour in the hall.'
          The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy
          4
          This was the woe of France more even than the military dishonour.
          Cliff Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
          5
          Indeed, it feels as though it would dishonour her memory not to.
          The Guardian
          6
          You dishonour the King and his office very much, said the Duke.
          The Parish Clerk
          7
          He will always carry the dishonour, the stain of blood cowardly shed.
          The Lerouge Case
          8
          As far as in me lay, I have done Thee no dishonour.
          The Golden Sayings of Epictetus, with the Hymn of Cleanthes
          9
          She had not even the opportunity to choose between dishonour and annihilation.
          The Wrack of the Storm
          10
          There are times when one has to laugh-oroverwhelm oneself in dishonour.
          The Red Planet
          11
          Some, less speedy than the rest, fell on the field of dishonour.
          The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
          12
          She was the dishonour of her sex, her situation, and her years.
          The Old Wives' Tale
          13
          He had all along been goaded by a vague sense of dishonour.
          Bluebell / A Novel
          14
          Nor would death itself have shielded their reputations from hatchments of dishonour.
          Ulster's Stand For Union
          15
          The dishonour would come in if you'd left off caring for her.
          The Divine Fire
          16
          Boileau, who was quite without means, completed his dishonour by accepting it.
          Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 0...
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