Wiktionary
alt. The supposed honor of being selected to do a difficult or unpopular task or the supposed honor associated with receiving a questionable award. n. The supposed honor of being selected to do a difficult or unpopular task or the supposed honor associated with receiving a questionable award.
Usage examples of "dubious honor".
Last month, much to Langdon's embarrassment, Boston Magazine had listed him as one of that city's top ten most intriguing people-a dubious honor that made him the brunt of endless ribbing by his Harvard colleagues.
As he had threatened, Greylock had seen that Captain de Beswick was given the dubious honor of being the first officer to face the enemy at Krondor's wall.
Teres was given the dubious honor of attending Dribeck's victory feast.
It seemed a dubious honor, and Harry had said so, while eyeing possible escape routes through the crowd.
She wondered how many other places in Twoville had been given the dubious honor of showing off Ottala's aunt's presumed talent.
The space agency's recent string of failed missions and gargantuan budget overruns had earned NASA the dubious honor of becoming Sexton's unofficial poster child against big government overspending and inefficiency.