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  • 1show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… …

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  • 2joking relationship — ▪ sociology       relationship between two individuals or groups that allows or requires unusually free verbal or physical interaction. The relationship may be mutual (symmetrical) or formalized in such a way that one person or group does the… …

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  • 3dishonour — dis|hon|our1 BrE dishonor AmE [dısˈɔnə US ˈa:nər] n [U] loss of respect from other people, because you have behaved in a morally unacceptable way ≠ ↑honour ▪ You ve brought enough dishonour on your family already without causing any more trouble …

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  • 4dishonourable discharge — dis.honourable discharge BrE dishonorable discharge AmE n [U and C] an order to someone to leave the army, navy etc, because they have behaved in a morally unacceptable way …

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  • 5anger — [[t]æ̱ŋgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ angers, angering, angered 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N at n/ ing Anger is the strong emotion that you feel when you think that someone has behaved in an unfair, cruel, or unacceptable way. He cried with anger and frustration... Ellen …

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  • 6badly — [[t]bæ̱dli[/t]] ♦♦♦ worse, worst 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective. I was angry because I played so badly... The whole project was badly managed... The coalition did worse… …

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  • 7shabby — [[t]ʃæ̱bi[/t]] shabbier, shabbiest 1) ADJ GRADED Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition. His clothes were old and shabby... He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room. ...one of the shabbiest and poorest areas of London. Syn:… …

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  • 8dishonour — 1 BrE, dishonor AmE noun (U) formal loss of respect from other people because you have behaved in a morally unacceptable way: bring dishonour on: You ve brought enough dishonour on your family already without causing any more trouble. 2 BrE,,… …

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  • 9dishonourable discharge — noun (C, U) an order to someone to leave the army because they have behaved in a morally unacceptable way …

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  • 10beyond the pale — UNACCEPTABLE, unseemly, improper, unsuitable, unreasonable, intolerable, disgraceful, deplorable, outrageous, scandalous, shocking; informal not on, not the done thing, out of order, out of line; Austral./NZ informal over the fence; formal… …

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