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disgrace

[ dis-greys ]

noun

  1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame:

    the disgrace of criminals.

    Synonyms: taint, notoriety, disapprobation, disapproval

    Antonyms: honor

  2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.
  3. the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust:

    courtiers and ministers in disgrace.

    Synonyms: obloquy, odium, disfavor



verb (used with object)

, dis·graced, dis·grac·ing.
  1. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon:

    to be disgraced by cowardice.

    Synonyms: taint, sully, stain, defame, dishonor

  2. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate:

    to be disgraced at court.

    Synonyms: disapprove, degrade

disgrace

/ dɪsˈɡreɪs /

noun

  1. a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour
  2. a shameful person, thing, or state of affairs
  3. exclusion from confidence or trust

    he is in disgrace with his father

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
  2. to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • disˈgracer, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·gracer noun
  • predis·grace noun
  • quasi-dis·graced adjective
  • self-dis·grace noun
  • self-dis·graced adjective
  • self-dis·gracing adjective
  • undis·graced adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disgrace1

1540–50; (noun) < Middle French < Italian disgrazia, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + grazia < Latin gratia ( grace ); (v.) < Middle French disgracier < Italian disgraziare, derivative of disgrazia
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Synonym Study

Disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. Disgrace implies the disfavor of others: to be in disgrace. Dishonor implies a stain on honor or honorable reputation; it relates especially to the person's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. Ignominy is disgrace in which one's situation invites contempt: the ignominy of being discovered cheating. Infamy is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived the father's infamy.
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Example Sentences

The “honey trap” would then be snapped shut with the offer to become a spy or face disgrace and ruin.

The first happened in October 2017, when Harvey Weinstein, head of the Weinstein Company, was revealed to be a serial sexual predator and forced to retire in disgrace.

From Vox

Regardless, by the end of The Hundred and One Dalmatians, the Dearlys and their dogs do defeat Cruella, leading her to flee England in disgrace.

From Vox

This re-institutionalization of the old and mentally ill was a disgrace that proved deadly during the pandemic.

From Time

It is adoration and judgment, celebrity and imminent disgrace, the highest honor and profound loss of face, pressed close against each other.

Years later, my brother still believes that being a girl is a disgrace, just like most of the local boys think nowadays.

I was made to believe that being a girl was such a disgrace and I was something really awful.

This is a national disgrace, and if we don't do something about it, we will all pay a terrible, terrible price.

The fight seemed to break up after the failed punch, and Bieber had to leave the restaurant in disgrace.

Hillary Clinton would have been, too, or forced to resign in disgrace.

The Marshals were inclined to attribute their disgrace to the ill-will of Berthier and not to the temper of Napoleon.

I nursed him through several attacks of delirium tremens, and was always in fear that he would get out and disgrace us.

Hitherto we have honoured his drafts, and kept your name and his free from disgrace.

"You spoke of disgrace," she observed gently, swaying her fan before her by its silken cord.

But glorious as was his success, his impetuosity soon brought him into further disgrace.

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