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Dishonour vs Denigrate - What's the difference?

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Dishonour is a related term of denigrate.


As verbs the difference between dishonour and denigrate

is that dishonour is to bring disgrace upon someone or something; to shame while denigrate is to criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.

As a noun dishonour

is shame or disgrace.

dishonour

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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.
  • denigrate

    English

    Verb

    (denigrat)
  • To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  • To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
  • (rare) To blacken.
  • Derived terms

    * denigration * denigratory