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disgrace

[ dis-greys ]

noun

  1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame:

    the disgrace of criminals.

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  2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.
  3. the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust:

    courtiers and ministers in disgrace.

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verb (used with object)

disgraced, disgracing.
  1. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon:

    to be disgraced by cowardice.

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  2. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate:

    to be disgraced at court.

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disgrace

/ ɪˈɡɪ /

noun

  1. a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour
  2. a shameful person, thing, or state of affairs
  3. exclusion from confidence or trust

    he is in disgrace with his father

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
  2. to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • 徱·İ noun
  • d· noun
  • ܲȴ-徱· adjective
  • -徱· noun
  • -徱· adjective
  • -徱·iԲ adjective
  • ܲd· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of disgrace1

1540–50; (noun) < Middle French < Italian disgrazia, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + grazia < Latin gratia ( grace ); (v.) < Middle French disgracier < Italian disgraziare, derivative of disgrazia
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Synonym Study

Disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. Disgrace implies the disfavor of others: to be in disgrace. Dishonor implies a stain on honor or honorable reputation; it relates especially to the person's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. Ignominy is disgrace in which one's situation invites contempt: the ignominy of being discovered cheating. Infamy is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived the father's infamy.
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A disgraced Yoon is now stripped of his power, but he leaves behind an ever more divided South Korea.

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He followed that by playing a disgraced knight in Ron Howard’s 1987 fantasy “Willow.”

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Earlier in March environment secretary Steve Reed called the amount of pollution entering the lake "a disgrace" and pledged to clean it up.

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In a statement, Mrs Perry's sister, Prof Julia Waters, said Ms Spielman's nomination for a peerage was a "disgrace", and that her record "should not be rewarded" with a place in the House of Lords.

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“I have learned hard lessons from this experience, including disgracing my family and destroying my career and reputation,” he wrote.

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