Dirty vs Dishonour - What's the difference?
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Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
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That makes one unclean; corrupting, infecting.
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
Dishonourable; violating accepted standards or rules.
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Out of tune.
Of color, discolored by impurities.
(computing) Containing data which need to be written back to a larger memory.
(slang) Carrying illegal drugs among one's possessions or inside of one's bloodstream.
(informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
Sleety; gusty; stormy.
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To make (something) dirty.
To stain or tarnish (somebody) with dishonor.
To debase by distorting the real nature of (something).
To become soiled.
Shame or disgrace.
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.
To bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.
To refuse to accept something, such as a cheque; to not honor.
To violate or rape.
Dirty is a related term of dishonour.
As verbs the difference between dirty and dishonour
is that dirty is to make (something) dirty while dishonour is to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.As an adjective dirty
is unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.As an adverb dirty
is in a dirty manner.As a noun dishonour is
shame or disgrace.dirty
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Adjective
(er)The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable.
- Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.
- Rain type 17 was a dirty blatter battering against his windscreen so hard that it didn't make much odds whether he had his wipers on or off.
Synonyms
* (covered with or containing dirt) filthy, soiled, sordid, unclean, unwashed; see also * (violating accepted standards or rules) cheating, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike * (obtained illegally or by improper means) ill-gotten * (considered morally corrupt) base, dishonest, dishonorable, filthy, despicable, lousy, mean, sordid, unethical, vile * (considered obscene or indecent) indecent, lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious * dingy, dullish, muddied, muddyAntonyms
* (covered with or containing dirt) clean * (violating accepted standards or rules) sportsmanlike * bright, pureDerived terms
* dirtiness * dirty bomb * dirty code * dirty dance * dirty dancing * dirty girl * dirty grease * Dirty Harry * dirty joke * dirty laundry * dirty look * dirty magazine * dirty mouth * dirty old man * dirty rice * dirty Sanchez * dirty talk * dirty weather * dirty word * dirty work * dirty wound * do someone dirty * filthy dirty * quick-and-dirty * quick and dirtySynonyms
* (in a dirty manner) deceptively, dirtily, indecently, underhandedlyDerived terms
* talk dirtyVerb
(en-verb)Synonyms
* (to make dirty) soil, taint; see also * (to stain or tarnish with dishonor) sullydishonour
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Alternative forms
* dishonorNoun
- You have brought dishonour upon the family.
Synonyms
*Verb
(en verb)- You have dishonoured the family.