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as in disgraces
the state of having lost the esteem of others
a person of integrity who would prefer death to dishonor
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as in scandals
a cause of shame
your expulsion from the military academy for cheating is a dishonor to this family
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as in humiliates
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
dishonored herself by fixing the results of her medical research
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“Dishonors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonors. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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