What does dishonour mean?
Word: Dishonour
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Dishonour means loss of respect or of a good name; shame brought on a person, family or group.
Synonyms: shame, humiliation, discredit
Antonyms: honour, glory, respect
How do you spell dishonour?
Syllables: dis - hon - our
Tricky part: The h is silent but must be written. Students who spell by sound write disonour.
Watch out for: disonour, dishoner, dishonnour
Memory tip: You never hear the h, but it is there, just as in hour and honest.
Dishonour in a sentence
Example 1: The captain said he would rather lose fairly than win with dishonour.
Example 2: Cheating in the quiz brought dishonour on the whole house.
Example 3: Breaking a promise was seen as a great dishonour in the old days.
Fun Fact
A cheque can be dishonoured too: the bank refuses to pay it, usually because there is not enough money in the account.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Makeup
Which of these words can take dis in front of it?
dis
a) proper
b) certain
c) honour
d) literate
Show answer
c) honour. Proper takes im, literate takes il and certain takes un, so honour is the odd one.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word dishonour as used in the sentence:
Copying another school's science project would bring dishonour on our whole school.
a) disgrace
b) wealth
c) pride
d) attention
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a) disgrace. Disgrace and dishonour both mean losing people's respect.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one of these words is spelt wrongly. Choose its meaning:
1. integrity 2. dishonour 3. dignity 4. reputasion
a) the opinion that people have of someone
b) being honest and having strong principles
c) loss of a good name
d) calm, serious behaviour that earns respect
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a) the opinion that people have of someone. Reputation spells its shun sound with ti, as station does, so reputasion is wrong.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The players felt no ruisdohon in losing to a far stronger side.
a) dishonest
b) dishearten
c) disorder
d) dishonour
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d) dishonour. Dishonest, disorder and dishearten have no u, yet ruisdohon has one.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which act would bring dishonour on a school team?
a) practising during the holidays
b) losing a hard-fought final
c) breaking the rules of the game
d) clapping for the winning side
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c) breaking the rules of the game
2. If something brings you dishonour, you are likely to feel ____.
a) ashamed and embarrassed
b) curious and excited
c) proud and confident
d) bored and sleepy
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a) ashamed and embarrassed
