Disgrace

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame.
  • n. The condition of being strongly and generally disapproved.
  • n. One that brings disfavor or discredit: Your handwriting is a disgrace.
  • v. To bring shame or dishonor on: disgraced the entire community.
  • v. To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor: The family was disgraced by the scandal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • n. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  • n. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
  • n. An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
  • v. To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • n. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  • n. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit.
  • n. An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
  • v. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
  • v. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
  • v. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust: as, the minister retired from court in disgrace.
  • n. A state of ignominy, dishonor, or shame; subjection to opprobrium.
  • n. A cause of shame or reproach; that which dishonors: as, honest poverty is no disgrace.
  • n. Want of grace of person or mind; illfavoredness; ungracious condition or character.
  • n. An act of unkindness; an ill turn.
  • n. Synonyms and Disgrace, Dishonor, etc. (see odium), discredit, ignominy, infamy, disrepute, reproach, contempt, opprobrium, obloquy.
  • n. Scandal, blot.
  • To put out of favor; dismiss with discredit.
  • To treat or affect ignominiously; bring or cast shame or reproach upon; dishonor; put to shame.
  • To revile; upbraid; heap reproaches upon.
  • Synonyms and Debase, Degrade, etc. (see abase); to shame, mortify, dishonor; tarnish, blot, stain, sully. See list under debase.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a state of dishonor
  • v. damage the reputation of
  • v. bring shame or dishonor upon
  • v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  • Verb Form
    disgraced    disgraces    disgracing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disparage    pick at    belittle   
    Hyponym
    befoul    defile    foul    maculate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    discredit    reproach    disfavor    shame    disparagement    opprobrium    ignominy    dishonor    disesteem    humiliation   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ace    Chase    Grace    Mace    Race    ace    apace    base    bass    brace   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    humiliation    shame    misfortune    degradation    infamy    disappointment    hardship    defeat    suffer    reproach