dishonor n
1. a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" [syn: dishonour] [ant: honor]
2. lacking honor or integrity [syn: dishonour] [ant: honor] v
3. bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" [syn: disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor]
4. force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" [syn: rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonour, outrage]
5. refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts" [syn: dishonour] [ant: honor]

Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or d[i^]z-), n. [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF. deshonor, deshonur, F. d['e]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) + honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See Honor.] [Written also dishonour.]
1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach. It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor. --Ezra iv. 14. His honor rooted in dishonor stood. --Tennyson.
2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn. Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach; opprobrium.

Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dishonored; p. pr. & vb. n. Dishonoring.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d['e]shonorer;

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Honour or honor (from the Latin word honos, honoris) is the evaluation of a person's social status as judged by that individual's community. Accordingly, individuals are assigned worth and stature based on the harmony of their actions, code of honour, and that of the society at large. Honour can be analysed as a relativistic concept, i.e., conflicts between individuals and even cultures arising as a consequence of material circumstance and ambition, rather than fundamental differences in principle. Alternatively, it can be viewed as nativist — that honour is as real to the human condition as love, and likewise derives from the formative personal bonds that establish one's personal dignity and character.

Dr Samuel Johnson, in his A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), defined honour as having several senses, the first of which was "nobility of soul, magnanimity, and a scorn of meanness." This sort of honour derives from the perceived virtuous conduct and personal integrity of the person endowed with it. On the other hand, Johnson also defined honour in relationship to "reputation" and "fame"; to "privileges of rank or birth", and as "respect" of the kind which "places an individual socially and determines his right to precedence." This sort of honour is not so much a function of moral or ethical excellence, as it is a consequence of power. Finally, with respect to women, honour may be synonymous with "chastity" or "virginity", or in case of a married woman, "fidelity".

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