3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.
Syn. -- To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble; humiliate; debauch; pollute.
Dis*hon"or*a*ble (?), a. [Cf. F. déshonorable.] 1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.