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😔 A loss of honor 😔 To shame
to disgrace

to disgrace

62 4.5
To make someone lose respect or honor by doing something shameful
  • verb
  • /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
translation icon : deshonrar
  • The politician was disgraced after the scandal came to light.
  • disgrace the family

So you know, I've got no, I wasn't disgraced at all and my dad knew that.

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Examples

  • I am Lagtar, disgraced guardsman, prepared to fight for my honour.

    Coneheads (1993)

  • Do not disgrace such a perfect meal with your olives.

  • I would never do anything to disgrace you with the Council, sir.

    Judge Dredd (1995)

  • I rise to rise to the occasion and not disgrace my art or nation.

  • I hope, however, we are not to be disgraced by his election.

    Academic text (2000)

  • I hope I don't disgrace myself, but my Great War bibliography is a bit rusty.

  • Oharra's treachery has disgraced us.

    Enter the Dragon (1973)

  • You disgraced your family.

    The Lost City (2005)

  • The lab was hushed by the time AJ finished speaking to the disgraced student.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • But while he may feel embarrassed and disgraced, Calogrenant has acted primarily out of ignorance, not hostility.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

to humiliate
vsto disgrace
  • Offensive
414 6.1

Make someone feel very ashamed and foolish, often in front of others

focuses on causing public loss of respect rather than private feeling
to shame
vsto disgrace
170 3.9

To make someone feel guilty or embarrassed to get them to do something

is the broader act of causing public loss of respect
to discredit
vsto disgrace
66 6.3

To harm someone's reputation so others stop trusting them

focuses more on causing loss of trust rather than disbelief alone
to degrade
vsto disgrace
55 5.1

To treat someone so they feel ashamed or less respected

centers on causing loss of respect rather than only treatment
to demean
vsto disgrace
53 6.8

To make someone feel less respected or important

describes causing public loss of respect in a broader sense
to dishonor
vsto disgrace
  • US
48 5.3

To make someone or something lose respect by bad action

is broader, including any action that causes public loss of respect
to stigmatize
vsto disgrace
  • US
24 7.5

Treat someone as shameful and not worthy of respect

is the broader act of causing public loss of respect
to mortify
vsto disgrace
22 6.9

To make someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed

relates to causing public loss of respect but focuses less on reputation
to besmirch
vsto disgrace
  • Formal
14 8.8

Make a person or company look bad by saying bad things about them

is the wider act of causing public loss of respect
to derogate
vsto disgrace
1 8.4

Say or do things that make someone seem less respected

is about causing loss of respect, not only belittling
to attaint
vsto disgrace
  • Archaic
9.9

To bring shame on a person or group

is the general act of causing public loss of respect

How Shameful

to humiliate
  • Offensive
414 6.1
to disgrace
62 4.5
to dishonor
  • US
48 5.3
to shame
170 3.9
to embarrass
642 2.1

Surface Forms

disgrace infinitive
disgraced past
disgraced past participle
disgracing present participle
disgraces third person singular

Morphology

disgrace = grace (semi-transparent) = dis + grace

The prefix 'dis-' typically negates or reverses, but the specific meaning of 'disgrace' as bringing shame is not directly derivable from 'grace'.

Etymology

Disgrace comes from dis- ('not') plus grace ('favor'), so to disgrace someone is to make them 'not in favor'. That's why to disgrace someone is to bring shame or cause a loss of respect.