PoliticsAugust 15, 2026

dishonoured

dis-ON-urd

Definition

To have failed to keep or fulfill a promise, obligation, or agreement.

Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'dis-' (meaning 'not') and the noun 'honour,' which comes from the Latin 'honor.' It entered Middle English to describe the act of depriving someone of honor or failing to show proper respect or fidelity.

In the news

The article uses the word to describe the Labor Government’s failure to act on a pledge to protect LGBTIQA+ students and staff in faith-based schools. This failure is presented as a political motivation for the government to secure votes in inner-city seats.

Government inner city funding fuels growing inequality within LGBTIQA+ community

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Q News Pty Ltd

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