"dishonorable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dishonorable.wav Forms: more dishonorable [comparative], most dishonorable [superlative], dishonourable [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} dishonorable (comparative more dishonorable, superlative most dishonorable)
  1. Without honor, or causing dishonor. Tags: US Translations (without honour): ἄτιμος (átimos) (Ancient Greek), нечестен (nečesten) (Bulgarian), непочтен (nepočten) (Bulgarian), déshonoré (French), 𐌿𐌽𐍃𐍅𐌴𐍂𐍃 (unswērs) (Gothic), ατιμωτικός (atimotikós) (Greek), inhonestus (Latin), hōnorekore (Maori), unhoneste (Middle English), ناموسسز (namussuz) (Ottoman Turkish), бесче́стный (besčéstnyj) (Russian), deshonroso (Spanish), безче́сний (bezčésnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-dishonorable-en-adj-YM0k0sWN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of 'without honour': 79 21
  2. Lacking respect for ethical principles. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-dishonorable-en-adj-HlfLFghZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grubby Derived forms: dishonorable discharge, dishonorableness, dishonorably
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