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disgrace

American  
[dis-greys] / dɪsˈgreɪs /

noun

  1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.

    the disgrace of criminals.
    Synonyms:
    taint, notoriety, disapprobation, disapproval
    Antonyms:
    honor

  2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.

  3. the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust.

    courtiers and ministers in disgrace.
    Synonyms:
    obloquy, odium, disfavor

verb (used with object)

disgraced, disgracing

  1. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon.

    to be disgraced by cowardice.
    Synonyms:
    taint, sully, stain, defame, dishonor

  2. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate.

    to be disgraced at court.
    Synonyms:
    disapprove, degrade
disgrace British  
/ dɪsˈɡreɪs /

noun

  1. a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour

  2. a shameful person, thing, or state of affairs

  3. exclusion from confidence or trust

    he is in disgrace with his father
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bring shame upon; be a discredit to

  2. to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Related Words

Disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. Disgrace implies the disfavor of others: to be in disgrace. Dishonor implies a stain on honor or honorable reputation; it relates especially to the person's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. Ignominy is disgrace in which one's situation invites contempt: the ignominy of being discovered cheating. Infamy is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived the father's infamy.

Other Word Forms

  • disgracer noun
  • predisgrace noun
  • quasi-disgraced adjective
  • self-disgrace noun
  • self-disgraced adjective
  • self-disgracing adjective
  • undisgraced adjective

Etymology

Origin of disgrace

1540–50; (noun) < Middle French < Italian disgrazia, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + grazia < Latin gratia ( grace ); (v.) < Middle French disgracier < Italian disgraziare, derivative of disgrazia

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