disgrace
noun
the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.
will disgrace
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future tenseof disgrace.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Push beyond one’s abilities in a war, Clausewitz said, and “instead of gaining new advantages, one will disgrace oneself.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
Not only will he disgrace himself but he will disgrace the World . . . and his succeeding Alexander Woollcott will be a joke.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh, we have all been too easy with you; we permitted you to defy us, and now you will disgrace the name you bear!
From The Fifth Ace by George W. Gage
The trend of thought is something like this 'Do not commit any bad act, for it will disgrace your name, which is the greatest shame to one's self and to one's family.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Baron Kencho Suyematsu
"You will be laughed at," "It will disgrace you," "Are you not ashamed?" were the last appeal to correct behavior on the part of a youthful delinquent.
From Bushido, the Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe
