“Dishonored” or “Dishonoured”

Language

Dishonored and dishonoured are both English terms.

Usage

Dishonored is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while dishonoured is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
dishonored	100	84	47	98	92	80	0	87	85	48	71	0
dishonoured	0	16	53	2	8	20	0	13	15	52	29	100

• In the United States, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (84 to 16).
• In India, there is a 53 to 47 preference for "dishonoured" over "dishonored".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (98 to 2).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (92 to 8).
• In Australia, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (80 to 20).
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "dishonored" and "dishonoured".
• In Ireland, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (87 to 13).
• In New Zealand, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (85 to 15).
• In Jamaica, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "dishonoured" over "dishonored".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "dishonored" over "dishonoured" (71 to 29).
• In Guyana, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "dishonoured" over "dishonored".

Examples

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