disgrace
dis⋅grace
/dɪsˈgreɪs/
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-noun 1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals. 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.
-verb (used with object) 4. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon: to be disgraced by cowardice. 5. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.
Origin:
1540-50; (n.) < MF < It disgrazia, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + grazia < L gratia (see grace ); (v.) < MF disgracier < It disgraziare, deriv. of disgrazia
Related forms:
dis⋅grac⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. disapproval, disapprobation, notoriety, taint. 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 esp. 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. 3. disfavor, odium, obloquy. 4. dishonor, defame, stain, sully, taint. 5. degrade, disapprove.
Antonyms:
1. honor.
/dɪsˈgreɪs/
Show Spelled Pronunciation [dis-greys]
Show IPA noun, verb, -graced, -grac⋅ing.
Use disgrace in a Sentence
-noun 1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals. 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.
-verb (used with object) 4. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon: to be disgraced by cowardice. 5. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.
Origin:
1540-50; (n.) < MF < It disgrazia, equiv. to dis- dis- 1 + grazia < L gratia (see grace ); (v.) < MF disgracier < It disgraziare, deriv. of disgrazia
Related forms:
dis⋅grac⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. disapproval, disapprobation, notoriety, taint. 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 esp. 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. 3. disfavor, odium, obloquy. 4. dishonor, defame, stain, sully, taint. 5. degrade, disapprove.
Antonyms:
1. honor.