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disgrace Definition

dis·grace (dis grās′)

noun

  1. the state of being in disfavor, as because of bad conduct
  2. loss of favor or respect; public dishonor; ignominy; disrepute; shame
  3. a person or thing that brings shame, dishonor, or reproach (to one, etc.)

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

transitive verb -·graced′, -·grac′·ing

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

Etymology: Fr disgracier < It disgraziare < the n.

disgrace Synonyms

disgrace

n.

  1. A shameful condition

    dishonor, ignominy, shame, humiliation, reproach, discredit, odium, degradation, opprobrium, disrepute, disfavor, notoriety, scorn, derision, abuse, obloquy, abasement, infamy, disrespect, contumely, ill repute, scandal, disesteem, disapproval, disapprobation, humbling, ingloriousness, contempt, disbarment, unfrocking, dishonorable discharge; see also shame 2.

    Antonyms honor*, esteem, dignity.

  2. Whatever lowers one in the eyes of one's fellows

    scandal, shame, discredit, stain, slur, slight, stigma, brand, spot, slander, blot, blemish, culpability, dishonor, ignominy, reproach, humiliation, degradation, turpitude, corruption, meanness, venality, taint, tarnish, pollution, black mark, mark of Cain*, scarlet A*, scarlet letter*; see also insult.

    Antonyms pride*, praise, credit.

disgrace Synonyms

disgrace

v.

debase, shame, degrade, abase, dishonor, discredit, deride, disregard, strip of honors, demote, dismiss from favor, disrespect, mock, humble, humiliate, lower, depress, reduce, put to shame, throw dishonor upon, be unworthy of, tarnish, stain, besmirch, blot, sully, taint, defile, stigmatize, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, be a discredit to, brand, post, drag through the mud, tar and feather, condemn to the stocks, heap dirt upon, put down*, derogate, take down a peg; see also humble, humiliate, ridicule.

Antonyms praise*, honor, exalt.

disgrace Usage Examples

Object

  • republic: The woman who presided over a voting failure that would disgrace a banana republic has gone.
  • MP: As disgraced MP Mark Oaten announces he will not contest his Winchester seat at the next election, what do you think?
  • politician: However, is not Mr Archer also a disgraced politician with a reputation for telling stories of a very different kind.
  • minister: What then lies ahead for the disgraced minister now he is out of favor with the party elite?
  • officer: He was wise enough to laugh at it; some captains would have flogged every one of the men, and disgraced the officers.

Converse of object

  • suffer: They can not be made noble nor to suffer disgrace.
  • bring: She'd brought disgrace on her family, shame, indeed, on the whole village.
  • bear: They loved combat, broad line of attack: They bore no disgrace, men who stood firm.
  • remain: The BHS facade to Union St of 1971 was and remains simply a disgrace.
  • avoid: The Bishop's fellow clerics did everything they could to prevent justice being done, to avoid disgrace to the reformed religion of Ireland.

Adjective modifier

  • utter: The bus station at George Street is an utter disgrace.
  • absolute: In short, the service was an absolute disgrace.
  • bloody: It's a bloody disgrace that this person can be on our television screens without a mask on.
  • national: The drop-out rate at 16 is still a national disgrace.
  • total: No-one seemed to have any idea of what was going on; it was a total disgrace.
  • complete: For a publicly funded body to have allowed it to be published on the web is a complete disgrace.

Adjective complement

  • former: Another familiar face in Turin for Bravo viewers is disgraced former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu.

Modifying Another Word

  • publicly: And no doubt, the kind of man he was, didn't relish the thought of being publicly disgraced.
  • never: Those who go to him for help are happy, and they are never disgraced.

Preposition: for

  • sake: And there was " disgrace for the sake of Christ.
disgrace Quotes

This [Magna Carta] has been forced from the King. It constitutes an insult to the Holy See, a serious weakening of the royal power, a disgrace to the English nation, a danger to all Christendom, since this civil war obstructs the crusade. Therefore†we condemn the charter and forbid the King to keep it, or the barons and their supporters to make him do so, on pain of excommunication.

—Pope Innocent III originally Lotario de' Conti di Segni

People are getting to be a disgrace to the planet.

—Stone, Robert Anthony

It is a standing insult tosportsmen to have to play undera rule which assumes that players intend to trip, hack and push their opponents, and to behave like cads of the most unscrupulous kidney. The lines marking a penalty area are a disgrace to the playing fields of a public school.

—Fry, C(harles) B(urgess)

Peace without honour is not onlya disgrace, but, except as a temporary respite, it is a chimera.

—of Salisbury

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect the countryand do good service to his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.

—SunTzu

Browse dictionary entries near disgrace

  1. ‹ disgorge
  2. ‹ disfrock
  3. ‹ disfranchise
  4. ‹ disfigurement
  5. ‹ disfigure
  6. ‹ disfeature
  7. ‹ disfavor
  8. ‹ diseuse
  9. ‹ diseur
  10. ‹ disesteem
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