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disgrace

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noun

the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.

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

the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust: courtiers and ministers in disgrace.

verb (used with object)

to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon: to be disgraced by cowardice.

to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.

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

Related forms

dis·grac·er, noun

pre·dis·grace, noun

qua·si-dis·graced, adjective

self-dis·grace, noun

self-dis·graced, adjective

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self-dis·grac·ing, adjective

un·dis·graced, adjective

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Synonyms
1. disapproval, disapprobation, notoriety, taint. 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. 3. disfavor, odium, obloquy. 4. dishonor, defame, stain, sully, taint. 5. degrade, disapprove.

Antonyms
1. honor.

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The answer is indeed a sad oneThese numbers are indeed a disgrace.

After the crash, the industry is in disgrace and skulks away to bind its wounds.

We think it's a disgrace that the wildlife is all dying.

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The answer is indeed a sad oneThese numbers are indeed a disgrace.

After the crash, the industry is in disgrace and skulks away to bind its wounds.

We think it's a disgrace that the wildlife is all dying.

Who would take the time to listen to her after her disgrace on the campaign trail.

The sophomoric treatment of this subject in the article's text, headlines, and photos is a disgrace.

If it's such a good life that you're diverted from going to grad school, that's no disgrace.

The academic discipline itself is a disgrace riven with decades old rivalries and professional jealousy.

It is a disgrace that our insurance system pays so little for autism treatments, even more proven ones.

Even so, the state of its transport fleet is a disgrace.

It's a horror and it's a disgrace to our species that such things happen.

It has long been a disgrace to the rich world that anyone, anywhere lacks clean water and proper sanitation.

Those now in disgrace were behind a string of bank takeovers.

For a nation of immigrants to treat those who want to come here so poorly is a disgrace.

And the accounting treatment of stock options has long been a disgrace.

The way in which the water supply of this great city is managed is a shame and a disgrace.

It's a disgrace of an article of which she should be profoundly.

Because of our dysfunctional health insurance system, a disgrace that nearly half.

To me, this is not only unethical and unscholarly, but also a disgrace to the original belief.

The best deterrence, therefore, is to raise the price of a bomb and deepen the disgrace.

What was actually round the corner was disgrace and opprobrium at the hands of the chymists.

The liegemen whose foul tricks brought him disgrace.

Some argue that executive pay is a long-standing disgrace.

It looks awful on them, and it is a disgrace to the suit.

Every recent president has seen presidential nominees flame out in disgrace.

First of all, it is not a sin or a disgrace to be poor.

Japan's foreign critics are correct, moreover, that its macroeconomic and financial policies are a disgrace.

In every way, the government's conduct was a disgrace.

Unfortunately, the current terrorism panic has led much of the world to a similar state of disgrace these days.

It is a disgrace that anyone on the planet lacks clean water and proper sanitation.

And the total disgrace of the homophobic churches, and the loss of their control of others, and the money that comes from it.

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World English Dictionary

disgrace (dɪsˈɡreɪs)

—n
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

—vb
4.	to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
5.	to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour

dis'gracer

—n

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Word Origin & History

disgrace

1540s, from M.Fr. disgracier, from It. disgraziare, from disgrazia "misfortune, deformity," from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + grazia "grace" (see grace). Related: Disgraced.

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