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1disgrace
verb dis·grace \di-ˈskrās, dis-ˈgrās\
: to cause (someone) to feel ashamed
: to cause (someone or something) to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval
Full Definition of DISGRACE
transitive verb
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archaic : to humiliate by a superior showing
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: to be a source of shame to <your actions disgraced the family>
3
: to cause to lose favor or standing <was disgraced by the hint of scandal>
— dis·grac·er noun
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First Known Use of DISGRACE
1580
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Rhymes with DISGRACE
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2disgrace
noun
: the condition of feeling ashamed or of losing or becoming unworthy of respect or approval
: something that you are or should be ashamed of
Full Definition of DISGRACE
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a : the condition of one fallen from grace or honor b : loss of grace, favor, or honor
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: a source of shame <your manners are a disgrace> <he's a disgrace to the profession>
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Origin of DISGRACE
Middle French, from Old Italian disgrazia, from dis- (from Latin) + grazia grace, from Latin gratia — more at grace
First Known Use: 1586
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Synonym Discussion of DISGRACE
disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, infamy, ignominy mean the state or condition of suffering loss of esteem and of enduring reproach. disgrace often implies humiliation and sometimes ostracism <sent home in disgrace>. dishonor emphasizes the loss of honor that one has enjoyed or the loss of self-esteem <preferred death to life with dishonor>. disrepute stresses loss of one's good name or the acquiring of a bad reputation <a once proud name fallen into disrepute>. infamy usually implies notoriety as well as exceeding shame <a day that lives in infamy>. ignominy stresses humiliation <the ignominy of being arrested>.
DISGRACER Defined for Kids
1disgrace
verb dis·grace \di-ˈskrās, dis-ˈgrās\
dis·graceddis·grac·ing
Definition of DISGRACE for Kids
: to bring shame to <Her behavior disgraced the family.>
2disgrace
noun
Definition of DISGRACE for Kids
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: the condition of being looked down on : loss of respect <He resigned in disgrace.>
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: a cause of shame <It was a disgrace to be chained, and he felt it deeply … — Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie>
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