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disgraceful Definition

dis·grace·ful (dis grāsfəl)

adjective

causing or characterized by disgrace; shameful

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disgraceful Synonyms

disgraceful

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disgraceful Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • government: It is disgraceful that the Government does not know where failed asylum seekers are or how many are leaving the country.
  • people: We, the Alex girls, think its disgraceful that people are being treated with such disrespect.
  • time: It is disgraceful that those times have not been reduced.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • do: That was after the Chelsea Messiah walked in on the ref and the Barca boss doing something really disgraceful.

Modifies a noun

  • conduct: In both these cases the Committee found Mr Tait guilty of disgraceful conduct.
  • behavior: A site to show the disgraceful behavior of Policing in Croydon.
  • scene: Thankfully the prospect of disgraceful scenes was washed away in the relief of the result.
  • episode: The capture of Saddam will be used in eternity to justify an otherwise disgraceful episode.
  • incident: At the county show you had drunk a great deal and fuelled by alcohol you took part in a disgraceful incident.
  • abuse: And anger because of the disgraceful abuse of position on the part of the teacher.

Modifying Another Word

  • utterly: It has been an utterly disgraceful handling of this important issue in the new devolved Wales.
  • absolutely: Name: Paula Hughes, Anfield Message: It's absolutely disgraceful the way Michael Shields have been treated.
  • quite: Or the quite disgraceful length of time patients have to wait for new digital hearing aids.
  • truly: The truly disgraceful bit came at the end, where it said " Rights Offered: First British Serial only.
  • pretty: That's pretty disgraceful behavior from Materazzi so I think FIFA should punish him as well.
  • particularly: He died in a particularly disgraceful way for ancient people.

Used with adjective complement

  • look: A very senior British commander on a fact-finding visit from Singapore rebuked them: " You look disgraceful.

Preposition: for

  • woman: It is disgraceful for women to speak in church.