Dished, a. (Colloq.)
- 1. Ruined, spoiled.
- 2. Frustrated, balked, foiled, baffled, upset, disconcerted, disappointed.
Dishevelled, a. Disordered (as the hair), untrimmed, hanging loose or negligently, at loose ends.
Dishing, a. Concave, dish-like.
Dish-like, a. Dishing, concave, shaped like a dish.
Dishonest, a.
- 1. Faithless, knavish, false, unfair, disingenuous, fraudulent, deceitful, treacherous, slippery, unscrupulous,
perfidious, false-hearted, without probity, destitute of integrity.
- 2. [Said of women.] Unchaste, unvirtuous, wanton, lewd, unfaithful (to marriage vows).
Dishonesty, n.
- 1. Improbity, faithlessness, knavery, treachery, falsehood, deceitfulness, perfidiousness, fraud, fraudulency,
fraudulence, trickery.
- 2. [Said of women.] Unchastity, unfaithfulness, infidelity, frailty, wantonness, lewdness.
Dishonor, n. Disgrace, discredit, disrepute, reproach, degradation, shame, ignominy, obloquy, infamy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, abasement.
Dishonor, v. a.
- 1. Disgrace, discredit, degrade, abase, bring shame or reproach upon, stain the character of.
- 2. Debauch, deflour, corrupt.
- 3. Refuse to accept or to pay (as a draft).
Dishonorable, a.
- 1. Disreputable, discreditable, disgraceful, shameful, scandalous, infamous, ignominious.
- 2. Base, devoid of honor, shameless, false, false-hearted.
Dish-washer, n. Goosander, wagtail, dun-diver (Mergus merganser or Mergus castor).
Disinclination, n. Indisposition, reluctance, repugnance, aversion, unwillingness.