dishonourable

1. 1.

   lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor

   “dishonorable in thought and deed”

   Synonymsdishonorable

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Questions about dishonourable

What does dishonourable mean?

dishonourable means "lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor".

How many syllables are in dishonourable?

dishonourable has 5 syllables: di-sho-nou-ra-ble. The stress falls on "nou".

What is another word for dishonourable?

Close synonyms include dishonorable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dishonourable a common word?

dishonourable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.