disgrace

Disgrace is defined as to shame or dishonor.

(verb)

An example of to disgrace is the teenage daughter of a pastor getting pregnant.

The definition of a disgrace is a loss of respect or a public dishonor.

(noun)

A person who commits a crime is an example of a disgrace to a family.

See disgrace in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: Fr disgrâce < It disgrazia < dis- (L dis-), not + grazia, favor < L gratia: see grace

to bring shame or dishonor upon; be a discredit to; be unworthy of: to disgrace one's family
to dismiss from a position of favor; punish by degrading; humiliate

Origin: Fr disgracier < It disgraziare < the n.

See disgrace in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

transitive verb dis·graced, dis·grac·ing, dis·grac·es

To bring shame or dishonor on: disgraced the entire community.
To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor: The family was disgraced by the scandal.

Origin:

Origin: French disgrâce

Origin: , from Italian disgrazia

Origin: : dis-, not (from Latin; see dis- )

Origin: + grazia, favor (from Latin grātia, from grātus, pleasing; see g^werə-² in Indo-European roots)

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