Etymology

dishonour

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Today it means: Shame or disgrace. Full definition →

Old French deshonor
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  1. Old French · derived fromdeshonor
  2. English todaydishonour

From Old French deshonor, equivalent to dis- + honour.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchdeshonor all →

dishonor

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