refuse vs dishonour

refuse and dishonour both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
refuse	Yes	No	Yes	No
dishonour	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dishonour is a hyponym of refuse; that is, dishonour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than refuse:

Other hyponyms of refuse include dishonor, bounce.

refuse (noun)	dishonour (noun)
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)	lacking honor or integrity
	a state of shame or disgrace

refuse (verb)	dishonour (verb)
show unwillingness towards	refuse to accept
not accept as true	bring shame or dishonor upon
refuse to let have	force (someone) to have sex against their will
refuse entrance or membership
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ