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disgrace

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noun

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

verb (used with object), dis·graced, dis·grac·ing.

to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon: to be disgraced by cowardice.
to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.

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RELATED WORDS

humiliated, degraded, discharged, mocked, dishonored, abject, downtrodden

Nearby words

  1. disfurnish,
  2. disgavel,
  3. disgerminoma,
  4. disgorge,
  5. disgorger,
  6. disgraced,
  7. disgraceful,
  8. disgracefully,
  9. disgregate,
  10. disgruntle

Origin of disgrace

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

1. 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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British Dictionary definitions for disgraced

disgrace

noun

a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour
a shameful person, thing, or state of affairs
exclusion from confidence or trusthe is in disgrace with his father

verb (tr)

to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
Derived Formsdisgracer, noun
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Word Origin and History for disgraced

disgrace

v.

1550s, "disfigure," from Middle French disgracier (16c.), from Italian disgraziare, from disgrazia "misfortune, deformity," from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + grazia "grace" (see grace). Meaning "bring shame upon" is from 1590s. Related: Disgraced; disgracing. The noun is 1580s, from Middle French disgrace (16c.).

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