disgrace
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3.7
- noun
- /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
:
deshonra
- The scandal resulted in his public disgrace, leading to his resignation from office.
- bring disgrace
- a public disgrace
- a national disgrace
Where are they saying this is a disgrace to the United States?
- Where are they saying this is a disgrace to the United States?
- Donald Trump, our national embarrassment, our international disgrace, would have been fired by now.
- Awfully generic disgrace to the fantasy genre.
- And it was a disgrace that day.
- It is a disgrace to America.
- In that scene the sailors face their first fear, defeat, disgrace.
- She is a disgrace, a stain on the reputation of California.
- They didn't see the cross as any particular symbol other than a disgrace, other than a humiliation.
- President Biden's border policies are a disgrace.
- It is extremely functional, but this cable management is an absolute disgrace.
- On the other, poverty, idleness, disgrace.
- He is left in disgrace, but it is Britain who will have the last left.
- It would be my disgrace and your discomfort.
Examples
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- To get sent off in a match like that is a disgrace to anybody.
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It is a national disgrace and it is getting worse.
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There is no disgrace in that.
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"What you say is not the truth and is a disgrace to the memory of your cousin."
Fiction book (1994) -
"Separate but equal" would be thought a virtue, not the disgrace we now understand it to be.
Academic text (2011) -
He's a disgrace to the South.
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There he will face the distinct possibility of public disgrace and a career-terminating jail sentence.
Academic text (2007) -
She is a disgrace, a stain on the reputation of California.
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Eden retires in disgrace and McMillan is the new Prime Minister.
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A disgrace to humanity.
Synonyms
418
2.3
A painful feeling of guilt and embarrassment about something you did wrong
148
4.2
A feeling of shame and loss of respect for yourself after being made to look foolish
100
6.3
A bad opinion people have about someone because of something they did or have
35
5.1
Shame and loss of respect after bad actions
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6.8
A mark on someone's reputation that makes others respect them less
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7.2
A remark that shows criticism or disappointment in someone's actions
16
6.3
A state when someone feels ashamed and loses respect from others
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6.6
A loss of status and respect after wrongdoing
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7.6
A bad reputation that makes people think less of a person or group
3
9.9
Strong public shame and criticism for doing something very wrong
3
6.3
Loss of respect or good reputation
2
9.3
Shame and loss of respect felt by many people
2
8.6
A strong feeling of shame or deep embarrassment
1
8.9
A feeling of deep shame when people treat you as unimportant
1
9.9
A public attack in words that shames a person and harms their reputation
1
9.9
A feeling of being very low, ashamed, and rejected by others
A quality of not being worthy of respect
Antonyms
How Disgraced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disgrace is made of the parts dis- (meaning 'not') and grace (meaning 'favor' or 'goodwill'), so it first meant 'not in favor'. That's why being in disgrace means you have lost respect or honor.