disgrace
noun
the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.
is disgracing
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present progressiveof disgrace (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“He is disgracing the women and daughters he wants to watch him. Count me out for now, ‘Today,’ until Billy Bush is gone as a host.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2016
And respected broadcasters are telling national TV audiences that the team is disgracing dead family members.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2015
He is always wondering aloud whether he is disgracing the memory of his parents by doing what he does for a living, and by "always" I mean not only in his poetry but in interviews.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 12, 2013
He said, 'This fellow is disgracing his uniform, but I hate to arrest him just after arriving at this station.'
From Time Magazine Archive
He is disgracing the regiment, and I won't tolerate it.
From A War-Time Wooing A Story by Charles King
