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disgrace
[ dis-greys ]
noun
- the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame:
the disgrace of criminals.
Synonyms: taint, notoriety, disapprobation, disapproval
Antonyms: honor
- a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.
- the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust:
courtiers and ministers in disgrace.
disgrace
/ dɪsˈɡreɪs /
noun
- a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour
- a shameful person, thing, or state of affairs
- exclusion from confidence or trust
he is in disgrace with his father
verb
- to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
- to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
Derived Forms
- disˈgracer, noun
Other Words From
- dis·gracer noun
- predis·grace noun
- quasi-dis·graced adjective
- self-dis·grace noun
- self-dis·graced adjective
- self-dis·gracing adjective
- undis·graced adjective
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
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.
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.
This re-institutionalization of the old and mentally ill was a disgrace that proved deadly during the pandemic.
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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