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Blacken vs Dishonour - What's the difference?

blacken | dishonour | Synonyms |

Blacken is a synonym of dishonour.


As verbs the difference between blacken and dishonour

is that blacken is to make black while dishonour is to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.

As a noun dishonour is

shame or disgrace.

blacken

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make black.
  • To make dirty.
  • To defame or sully.
  • Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men. — Napoleon Bonaparte
  • To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
  • To become black.
  • The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.

    Synonyms

    * (make black ): black, denigrate * (make dirty ): dirty, soil * (defame ): defame, denigrate, sully, taint, tarnish

    dishonour

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dishonor

    Noun

  • Shame or disgrace.
  • You have brought dishonour upon the family.
  • Lack of honour or integrity.
  • (legal) Failure or refusal of the drawee or intended acceptor of a negotiable instrument, such as a bill of exchange or note, to accept it or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it.
  • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
  • You have dishonoured the family.
  • To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
  • To violate or rape.