disgrace
noun
the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.
self-disgrace
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a word derived from
disgrace.
Example Sentences
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But when a regiment has no traditionary honors to guard, it lacks a powerful deterrent from self-disgrace.
From Border and Bastille by George A. (George Alfred) Lawrence
That had plainly been dashed off in an impulse which second thoughts had somewhat regretted; thoughts that were possibly of his recent self-disgrace.
From Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
