Dishonour vs Defilement - What's the difference?
dishonour | defilement |
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.
The act of defiling.
The state of being defiled.
(military) The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on the exposed side.
As nouns the difference between dishonour and defilement
is that dishonour is shame or disgrace while defilement is the act of defiling.As a verb dishonour
is to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame.dishonour
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Alternative forms
* dishonorNoun
- You have brought dishonour upon the family.
Synonyms
*Verb
(en verb)- You have dishonoured the family.