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dis⋅grace

  [dis-greys] noun, verb, -graced, -grac⋅ing.
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–noun
1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
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.
–verb (used with object)
4. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon: to be disgraced by cowardice.
5. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.
Origin:
1540–50; (n.) < MF < It disgrazia, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + grazia < L gratia (see grace ); (v.) < MF disgracier < It disgraziare, deriv. of disgrazia

Related forms:
dis⋅grac⋅er, noun

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 esp. 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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dis·grace   (dĭs-grās')   
n.  

  1. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame.

  2. The condition of being strongly and generally disapproved.

  3. One that brings disfavor or discredit: Your handwriting is a disgrace.

tr.v.   dis·graced, dis·grac·ing, dis·grac·es

  1. To bring shame or dishonor on: disgraced the entire community.

  2. To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor: The family was disgraced by the scandal.


[French disgrâce, from Italian disgrazia : dis-, not (from Latin; see dis-) + grazia, favor (from Latin grātia, from grātus, pleasing; see gwerə-2 in Indo-European roots).]
dis·grac'er n.
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Word Origin & History

disgrace 
c.1549, from M.Fr. disgracier, from It. disgraziare, from disgrazia "misfortune, deformity," from dis- "opposite of" + grazia "grace."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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