“Dishonored” or “Dishonoured”—What's the difference?

Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 8 prefer “dishonored” and 3 prefer “dishonoured”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country	dishonored	dishonoured	Preference
United States	100	0	“dishonored”
United Kingdom	84	16	“dishonored”
India	47	53	“dishonoured”
Philippines	98	2	“dishonored”
Canada	92	8	“dishonored”
Australia	80	20	“dishonored”
Liberia	0	0	Not enough data
Ireland	87	13	“dishonored”
New Zealand	85	15	“dishonored”
Jamaica	48	52	“dishonoured”
Trinidad & Tobago	71	29	“dishonored”
Guyana	0	100	“dishonoured”

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“dishonored”

…her only option as a dishonored woman.
…battle, the whole unit was dishonored.
…to the conclusion that a dishonored daughter must "die by the…
…"worthwhile" advice; "Katya should be dishonored... trouble will take place ...…
This system was removed for Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, as…
…white Southerners who feared being dishonored by defeat, the Lost Cause…
They subsequently designed the Dishonored series as well as building…
New properties, including Dishonored (2012) and Prey (2017) were…
…played young Lady Emily in Dishonored.
Dishonored (2012) (also writer)Interstellar Marines (2013)Spider:…

“dishonoured”

…from the numbered treaties were dishonoured when their traditional forms of…
…flag is often ignored or dishonoured in schools, while multiculturalism and…
…World War II he was dishonoured in Czechoslovakia for alleged betrayal…
…the place where he had dishonoured them.
…from the battle-ground unwounded and dishonoured.
However the Treaty was subsequently dishonoured by the English and the…
…those Susan Rae did was "Dishonoured" about the 1989 disappearance of…
…half lost, half greeted, half dishonoured, swindlers, rascals, suppliers of women,…
…Southern Sudan: Too Many Agreements Dishonoured.
…circumstances that I should be dishonoured.

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