dishonoring
Bringing into disgrace
Dishonoring is bringing shame or disgrace upon something or someone.
You can dishonor a family name through scandal, dishonor a commitment by breaking it, or dishonor the dead by speaking ill of them.
In banking, dishonoring a check means refusing to pay it: The bank dishonored the check due to insufficient funds.
Loss of honor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- ignominyState of dishonor
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
disrepute · scandal · degradation · mortification · abasement · discredit · reproach · stain
Violating something sacred
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
disrespecting · defacing · vandalizing · trampling · flag-burning · grave-robbing · iconoclasm · transgression
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
treason · defection · oath-breaking · unfaithfulness · sellout · turncoat · renegade · abandonment
Offensive remark or action
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- disdainScornful disregard
belittlement · degradation · disparagement · denigration · scorn · snub · slight · affront
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
- exileBanishment from homeland
banishment · pariah · outcast · alienation · rejection · disownment · disinheritance · expulsion
disgrace
Loss of honor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- ignominyState of dishonor
infamy · disrepute · scandal · degradation · mortification · abasement · discredit · reproach · stain · tarnish
desecration
Violating something sacred
- defilementAct of corrupting purity
- profanationViolation of sanctity
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
blasphemy · disrespecting · defacing · vandalizing · trampling · flag-burning · grave-robbing · iconoclasm · transgression · breach
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
double-cross · treason · defection · oath-breaking · unfaithfulness · sellout · turncoat · renegade · abandonment · desertion
insult
Offensive remark or action
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
disdain · belittlement · degradation · disparagement · denigration · scorn · snub · slight · affront · insolence
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- shunningDeliberately avoiding someone
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
- excommunicationFormal barring from sacraments
exile · banishment · pariah · outcast · alienation · rejection · disownment · disinheritance · expulsion · exclusion
- shamingshaming, humiliating, disgracing, degrading, demeaning
- defamationslander, libel, defamation, defamatory statement, defaming
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Recognizing with respect
respecting · revering · dignifying · venerating · esteeming
dishonoringsanctifying
Making sacred or holy
consecrating · canonizing · deifying · beatifying · hallowing
dishonoringhonoring
Recognizing with respect
fulfilling · keeping · upholding · meeting · satisfying
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