disheart 
disheartt (dis-hiirt'), v. t. [< rfix-priv. + heart.'] 
To discourage ; dishearten. 
Car. lla\r 1 MM! .MTU thr t'.iitons 
Bonil. What? 
C'r. Itixhi-tirli'il. Hun, inn, Condiira. 
t-'i.-tcher, Monduca, I. 1. 
dishearten (ilis-hiir'tn), r. t. [< <te- priv. + 
/ir/irten.] To dikeoontge; depress the spirits 
of; deject; impress with fear. 
Be not utterly di*he.arten?.d ; we have yet a small reliek 
of hope left. B. Jonsiin, Kpica-ne, v. 1. 
disheartenment (dis-hiir'tn-ment), n. [< dis- 
liuifti'H + -mi-ill.] The act of disheartening, or 
the state of being disheartened or discouraged. 
The sum of petty mortifications, discomforts, and dis- 
heartenmi-nts which one called to such :i trial would In- 
evitably have to undergo. The Atlantic, LVIII. 791. 
disheirt (dis-ar'), v. t. [< dis- priv. + heir.1 
To deprive of heirs; debar from transmitting 
or from being transmitted by inheritance. 
Yet still ivmnnlHT that you wield a sword 
Forg'd by your foes against your sovereign Lord ; 
Design 'd to hew til' imperial cedar down, 
Defraud succession, and disheir the crown. 
Itim/fii, Hind and Panther, 1. 1999. 
dishelm (dis-helm'), r. t. [< rfis-priv. + helm"*.} 
To divest of a helmet. 
She saw me lying stark, 
Dishelm'd and mute, and motionlessly pale. 
Tennyson, Princess, vi. 
disher (dish'or), n. [< ME. disshere ; < dish + 
-cr 1 .] A maker of or dealer in wooden bowls 
or dishes. 
disheresst, . [< ME. dyssJteres; < disher + -es*.] 
A female disher. Piers Plowman. 
disherison (dis-her'i-zon), n. [Formerly dis- 
ln 1-inown; contr. of "dislteritison, < OF. desheriti- 
son, deshei'eteson, desheriloison, etc., < ML. *dis- 
hereditatio(n-), disinheritance, < dishereditare, 
pp. dishereditatus, disinherit: seedis/ieriX] The 
act of disinheriting, or of cutting off from in- 
heritance. 
Many a one here is born to a fair estate, and Is stripped 
of it, whether by the just disherison of his . . . father, or 
else by the power or circumvention of an adversary or by 
his own misgovernment and unthriftiness. 
/.'.<. Hull. Remains, p. 143. 
O never-rejecting roof of blue. 
Whose rash dtsheristm never falls 
On us unthinking prodigals. Lowell, Al Fresco. 
disheritt (dis-her'it), t'. t. JX ME. disheriten, 
< OF. desheriter, deshcreder, F. desheriter = Pr. 
desheretar, deseretar = Sp. desheredar = Pg. des- 
herdar = It. discredare, < ML. dishereditare, dis- 
inherit, < L. dis- priv. + LL. hereditare, inherit: 
see inherit, heritage.'] To disinherit. 
Wee have ben in perpetuelle Pees tillo now, that thou 
come to disherile us. Jlandeeille, Travels, p. 294. 
Gentill kynge, ne wepe nought, but go we In the name 
of god and flght with hem, Ifor better it is to dye with 
honoure than dye olde and pore and disherited. 
Merlin (E. E. T. 8.), II. 273. 
disheritancet (dis-her'i-tans), n. [< OF. dcs- 
heritancc, disheritance, < desheriter, disherit: see 
disherit.] The act of disinheriting, or the state 
of being disinherited. 
Having chid me almost to the ruin 
Of a disheritance, for violating 
So continued and so sacred a friendship. 
Fletcher (and another). Fair Maid of the Inn, ii. 1. 
disheritor (dis-her'i-tor), n. [< dishcrit + -or.] 
One who dishorits, or deprives of inheritance. 
dishevel (di-shev'el), v. ; pret. and pp. dishev- 
eledoTdisherellcd, ppr. disheveling or dishevelling. 
[< ME. dischcrelen (in p. a. discherele: see di- 
shevcle), < OF. </>-./ nicr, F. dtchereler = Pr. 
descabelhar = Sp. Pg. descabelliir = It. scapi- 
i/l iitre, < ML. (liscapillare, pull off, tear, or disor- 
der the hair, dishevel, < L. dis-, apart, + capil- 
luit (> OF. chevcl, F. cherett), hair: see capillary.'] 
1. trans. 1. To cause to have a disordered or 
neglected appc:ir:inc-o; disarrange: said origi- 
nally of the hair, but now often extended to 
the dress. 
Mourning matrons with dishevelled hair. Dryden. 
2. To disorder or disarrange the hair or dress 
of; derange with regard to any covering of 
loose materials. 
Thick did they scatter upon every Plain 
A flow ry verdure, and dishevel May 
Round Tellus's springing face. 
./. Hi'tiiniumt, Psyche, ii. 0. 
[In both senses used chiefly in the past parti- 
ciple and as an ad.joctive.] 
II. intrans. To be spread or to hang in dis- 
order, as the hair. [Rare.] 
Their hair, curling, dish: -IV/K about their shoulders. 
>Y, /'. Hertvrt. Travels in Africa, p. 300. 
dishevelet, dishevelyt, a. [< ME. dischevele, 
disshi re!//. tKtskMtt. disheveled, adi., prop, pp., 
105 
1065 
< OF. desx-lu -rrli , I', tli'-rlirrrli', pp. of deschercler : 
see dishcrrl.] Disheveled. 
She was nil dischrurtee in her heer, an<l Taurus hir 
heiMe be the tresses and drougb hir after his horse. 
Merlin (K. !). T. s.), II. 298. 
dishevelment(<li-shev'el-ment), n. [< disherel 
+ -mcnt.'} The act of disheveling, or the state 
of being disheveled. ( 'inii/ti . 
dishevelyt, . Sri- iiixlnriii\ 
dish-faced (dish'fast), a. 1. Having a face in 
which the nasal bone is higher at the nose than 
at the stop : applied to dogs. This peculiarity 
is frequently seen in pointers. Vero Shair, Book 
of the Dog. 2. Having a round flattish face, 
like a reversed plate : said of persons. 
dishful (dish'ful), n. [< ME. discliful, <lis*<f,il : 
< dish + -fid, 2.] As much as a dish will hold, 
dishing (dish'ing),^.rt. [Ppr. of dish,v.] Tak- 
ing or having the form of a dish; concave; 
hollowing : as, a dishing wheel ; the lay of the 
ground was slightly dishing. 
dishonest (dis-on'est), a. [< ME. dishonest, < 
OF. dfshoneste, deshoriueste, F. deshonnfte = Pr. 
deshonest = Sp. Pg. deshonesto = It. disonesto, 
< ML. "dishonestus, dishonest, < L. dis- priv. + 
honestus, honest : see dis- and honest, a."] 1 . Not 
honest; without honesty; destitute of probity 
or integrity ; having or exercising a disposition 
to deceive, cheat, or defraud. 2. Not honest 
in quality ; proceeding from or exhibiting lack 
of honesty; fraudulent; knavish: as, a dishon- 
est transaction. 
Gaming is too unreasonable and dishonest for a gentle- 
man to addict himself to it. Lord Lyttelton. 
3f. Dishonored; disgraced. 
Dishonest [tr. of L. inhonfsto], with lop'd arras, the youth 
appears : 
Spoil'd of his nose, and shorten'd of his ears. 
Drydtn, ^Eneld, vl. 
4f. Dishonorable; disgraceful; ignominious. 
Inglorious triumphs, and dislionent scars. 
Pope, Windsor Forest, 1. 320. 
And, linking backward with a wise affright, 
Saw seams of wounds, dishonest to the sight. 
Dryden, Abe. and Achit., 1. 72. 
6f. Unchaste; lewd. 
I hope it is no dinhoneet desire, to desire to be a woman 
of the world. Shot., As you Like it, v. S. 
= Syn. 1 and 2. False, unfair, disingenuous, unscrupulous, 
perfidious, treacherous, slippery. 
dishonestt (dis-on'est), . t. [< ME. dishon- 
esten, < OF. deshonesier, deshonnestcr = Sp. Pg. 
deshonestar = It. disonestare, < ML. *dishone- 
stare, dishonor, < L. dis- priv. + honestare, 
honor: see dis- and honest, r. Cf. dehonestate.] 
To dishonor ; disgrace. 
Some young widows do dishonest the congregation of 
Christ, and his doctrine. 
Tyndale, Ans. to Sir T. More, etc. (Parker Soc., 1860), p. 166. 
Does hee hope to dishonest me? 
Marston, The Fawne, iv. 
dishonestly (dis-on'est-li), adv. 1. With dis- 
honesty; without probity or integrity; with 
fraudulent intent; knavishly. 
One thing was very dishonestly Insinuated, that the 
prisoner was a Papist, which was only to incense the jury 
against him, and it had its effect. 
State Trials, Stephen College, an. 1681. 
2f. Dishonorably; ignominiously. 
Marius caused Caius Cesar ... to be violently drawe 
to the sepultre of one Uarius, a simple and seditious per* 
sonc, and there to be dishonestly slayne. 
Sir T. Elyot, The Governour, ii. 6. 
3f. Unchastely; lewdly. 
She that liveth dishonestly is her father's heaviness. 
Ecclus. xxii. 4. 
dishonesty (dis-on'es-ti), . [< OF. deshone- 
stete, deshoneste, deshonneste, F. deshonnteti = 
Pr. dezonestat = Sp. deshonestidad = Pg. desho- 
nestidade=U. disonestd, disonestade, disonestate, 
< ML. *dishonesta(t-)s, < *dishonestus, dishon- 
est : see dishonest. Cf. honesty.'] 1. The quality 
of being dishonest ; lack of honesty ; want of 
probity or integrity ; a disposition to cheat or 
defraud, or to deceive and betray. 
The reckless assumption of pecuniary obligations does 
not ordinarily originate In dishonesty of intention. 
J. Fislce, Evolutionist, p. 220. 
2. Violation of trust or of justice ; fraud ; 
treachery; any deviation from probity or in- 
tegrity. 
For the said earl saith that the assurances which he 
gave his late majesty and his majesty that now is, con- 
cerning these treaties, wrre Mich as hn.l been 'Hxlionesty 
and breach of his duty and trust for him to have held 
back. N(f<! Trials, The Duke of Buckingham, an. 1626. 
3f. Unchastity; lewdness. 
Heaven be my witness ... if you suspect me of any 
dishonesty. Shak., XI, \V. c.f \V., Iv. 2. 
dishonorary 
= 8yn. 1. Knavishness, deceitfulness, pcrfldionsneu, un- 
scrnpulousness, unfairness, slipperiness. 
dishonor, dishonour (dis-on'ori, n. [< MK. 
iir, < ()!'. ili-sliiiiini-, hiti-r </' xltonneur, F. 
i'iir = Hp. Pg. iti'xIiiiiHir = It. <li/more, < 
ML. dixliiiiiiir. dishonor, < L. din- priv. + honor: 
seerfi- and linimr, .J 1. \Vantofhonor; dis- 
honorable character or conduct. 
For since ilistunwtir tnitlirs with man's nature, 
He Is hut .nit -id. . Shalt., T. of A., I. 1. 
2. The state of being disgraced, or considered 
dishonorable; disgrace; shame; reproach. 
It (the dead body] Is sown In dishonour ; It Is raised In 
glory. 1 Cor. xv. 43. 
There lies he now with foulc dishonor dead. 
Who, whiles he livdc, was called pniml .xins foy. 
Spenter, V. Q., I. II. 25. 
It is the great dishonour of too many among us that 
they arc more ashamed of their Religion than they are of 
their sins. Stillinffjleel, Sermons, I. iv. 
3. Disgrace inflicted ; violation of one's honor 
or dignity. 
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour. 
Ezra iv. 14. 
Whatever tends to the dishonour of God, to the injury 
of others, or to our own destruction, it is all the reason In 
the World we should abstain from. 
Stillingjteet, Sermons. II. III. 
4. In com., failure or refusal of the drawee or 
acceptor of a bill of exchange or note to accept 
it, or, if it is accepted, to pay and retire it. See 
dishonor, v. t., 4. =Syn. Dishonor, Disfavor, etc. See 
odium, and list under disgrace. 
dishonor, dishonour (dis-on'or), v. t. [< OF. 
deshonorer, F. deshonorer = Pr. desonorar = 
Sp. Pg. deshonrar =r It. disonorare, < ML. dis- 
honorare, dishonor, < L. dis- priv. + honorare, 
honor: see dis- and honor, v.) 1. To deprive 
of honor ; violate the honor or dignity of ; dis- 
grace ; bring reproach or shame on ; stain the 
character of; lessen in reputation. 
Xlost certain it is that nothing but only sin doth dis- 
honour God. Hooter, Eccles. Polity, II. 2. 
Nothing . . . that may dishonour 
Our law, or stain my vow of Nazaritc. 
Milton, S. A., I. 1385. 
2. To treat with indignity. 
Justice, sweet prince, against that woman there, . . . 
That hath abused and dishvnour'd me. 
SAat.,C. of E., v. 1. 
3. To violate the chastity of; ravish; seduce. 
4. In com., to refuse to honor ; refuse or fail 
to accept or pay : as, to dislwnor a bill of ex- 
change. A bill or note is also said to be dishonored when 
overdue and unpaid, although there may have been no ac- 
tual demand or refusal to pay. 
Any cheques or bills refused payment [when presented 
to the banks] are called "returns," and can generally be 
sent back to the Clearing Bouse the same day, and enter- 
ed again as a reverse claim by the bank dishonouring them 
on the banks which presented them. 
Jevons, Xloney and Mech. of Exchange, p. 266. 
Si. To disgrace by the deprivation of, or as of, 
ornament. [Bare.] 
His scalp . . . dishonoured quite of hair. 
Dryden, tr. of Ovid's Xletamorph., XT. 
Syn. 1. To shame, degrade, discredit. 2. To insult. 
dishonorable, dishonourable (dis-on'or-a-bl), 
a. K OF. deshonorable, deshonnorable, deshon- 
ourable, F. dishonorable, < des- priv. + honor- 
able, honorable: see dis- and honorable. Cf. 
dishonor, etc.] 1. Showing lack of honor; 
base ; bringing or meriting shame or reproach; 
staining character and lessening reputation: 
as, a dishonorable act. 
In our age there can be no peace that Is not honorable ; 
there can be no war that is not dishonorable. 
Snmner, True Grandeur of \atlons. 
2. Destitute of honor; characterized by want of 
honor or good repute : as, a dishonorable man. 
We petty men . . . find ourselves d ishonourable graves. 
Shot., }. C., L 2. 
3. In a state of neglect or disesteem. [Rare.] 
He that is honoured In poverty, how much more in 
riches, and he that is dishonourable in riches, how mnch 
more in poverty. Ecclus. x. 31. 
-Syn. 1 and 2. Disreputable, discreditable, disgraceful, 
ignominious, infamous. 
dishonorahleness, dishonourableness (dis- 
on'or-a-bl-nes), n. The quality of being dis- 
honorable. 
dishonorably, dishonourably (dis-on'or-a- 
bli), adr. In a dishonorable manner; with 
dishonor. 
We sailed to the island of Capri, the antlent Caprete, to 
which Tiberius retired so dishonourably from the care of 
the public. Poeofte, Description of the East, II. It. 80S. 
dishonorary (dis-pn'or-8-ri), a. [< dis- priv. + 
honorary.'] Causing dishonor ; tending to dis- 
grace; lessening reputation. Clarke. [Rare.] 
