dishonored
Failed to fulfill
Dishonored describes someone or something that has lost honor or been disgraced.
A dishonored soldier has been stripped of standing through misconduct or failure.
A dishonored check has been refused by a bank—it bounces.
He returned home dishonored after the scandal.
To be dishonored is to have one's reputation or commitments rejected.
Brought into shame
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
scandalized · defamed · tarnished · sullied · stigmatized · besmirched · vilified · denigrated
Having dropped down
- court-martialedProsecuted under military law
- cashieredDismissed from military disgracefully
- demotedReduced in rank
- disbarredRemoved from legal profession
Loss of dignity
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- ignominyState of dishonor
mortification · shamefaced · contrition · disgrace · infamy · disrepute · opprobrium · abasement
Not yet compensated
- defaultedFailed on obligation
- bouncedReturned after hitting surface
- refusedDeclined to accept
- rejectedRefused or turned away
non-payment · invalid · voided · worthless · returned · uncollected · protested · bad check
Rejected, shunned person
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
- exiledForced from one's country
banished · excommunicated · disowned · rejected · alienated · expelled · outcast · untouchable
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- disloyalUntrue to commitments
unfaithful · perfidy · treason · defection · sellout · oath-breaker · turncoat · deceived
disgraced
Brought into shame
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
discredited · scandalized · defamed · tarnished · sullied · stigmatized · besmirched · vilified · denigrated · maligned
fallen
Having dropped down
- court-martialedProsecuted under military law
- cashieredDismissed from military disgracefully
- demotedReduced in rank
disbarred · decommissioned · cowardice · desertion · conduct unbecoming
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
ignominy · mortification · shamefaced · contrition · disgrace · infamy · disrepute · opprobrium · abasement · self-reproach
unpaid
Not yet compensated
rejected · non-payment · invalid · voided · worthless · returned · uncollected · protested · bad check · insufficient funds
pariah
Rejected, shunned person
- ostracizedExcluded from a group
- shunnedPersistently avoided socially
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
exiled · banished · excommunicated · disowned · rejected · alienated · expelled · outcast · untouchable · persona non grata
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
disloyal · unfaithful · perfidy · treason · defection · sellout · oath-breaker · turncoat · deceived · forsaken
dishonoredpure
Unmixed, without impurities
untarnished · virtuous · honorable · unblemished · upright
- death before dishonorPreferring mortality to disgrace
- dishonorable dischargePunitive military separation
- dishonored checksRefused payment instruments
dishonor, dishonorable, dishonoring, dishonors, dishonorably