disgrace
noun
the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.
have disgraced
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present perfectof disgrace.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And, I mean, I concede it’s come down a lot because these people have disgraced the institution so much.
From Slate ● May 23, 2024
"It was just completely: 'You have done the most unspeakable thing and you have disgraced us all. Leave!'," he says.
From BBC ● May 31, 2021
“You have disgraced yourselves again,” Yeats famously told the rioters.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2016
I walked into the Jigsaw building and was immediately struck by the lamps — fountains of light — and windows that would not have disgraced a Pugin church.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2016
“You have disgraced the family name. Out of this house!”
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
