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
Well," said Stanton, bitterly, "she is disgracing herself and all related to her by her inexcusable folly in this instance.
From A Face Illumined by Edward Payson Roe
