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Definition of dishonorable
1 : lacking honor : shameful dishonorable conduct
2 archaic : not honored
dishonorableness
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Examples of dishonorable in a Sentence
His dishonorable behavior has shamed the family.
resorted to dishonorable tactics in order to win first place in the science fair
Recent Examples of dishonorable from the Web
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Among them are felons, illegal immigrants, active drug users, people with dishonorable discharges from the military, people with orders of protection in family disputes and people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.
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No longer in the military, Barry was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and a dishonorable discharge.
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Comey's friend Ben Wittes says Comey thought Trump's team was dishonorable.
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These barriers can include a police record, dishonorable discharge from the service, and bad credit issues.
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The people isolating one narrow detail to the exclusion of the dire portrait Comey painted are, in the most dishonorable way, prioritizing raw power over the interests and security of the nation.
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Moore then challenged the ruling of a dishonorable discharge, and authorities ruled it a general discharge in March.
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Cuvelier’s discharge was neither honorable nor dishonorable, Johnson said in an email.
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Police said he was arrested for DWI twice and a DUI charge led to a dishonorable discharge from the Navy in 2014.
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First Known Use of dishonorable
1534
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: not deserving honor or respect : not morally or socially acceptable
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