Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense disgraces, present participle disgracing, past tense, past participle disgraced
1. uncountable noun [oft inNOUN]
If you say that someone is indisgrace, you are emphasizing that other people disapprove of them and do not respect them because of something that they have done.
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His vice president also had to resign in disgrace.
2. singular noun
If you say that something is a disgrace, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or wrong, and that you find it completely unacceptable.
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The way the sales were handled was a complete disgrace.
The national airline is a disgrace.
3. singular noun
You say that someone is a disgraceto someone else when you want to emphasize that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed.
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Republican leaders called him a disgrace to the party. [+ to]
What went on was a scandal. It was a disgrace to Britain.
4. verb
If you say that someone disgraces someone else, you are emphasizing that their behaviour causes the other person tofeel ashamed.
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I have disgraced my family's name. [VERB noun]
I've disgraced myself by the actions I've taken. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
Synonyms: shame, stain, humiliate, discredit More Synonyms of disgrace
More Synonyms of disgrace
disgrace in British English
(dɪsˈɡreɪs)
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
verb(transitive)
4.
to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
5.
to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
Derived forms
disgracer (disˈgracer)
noun
disgrace in American English
(dɪsˈgreɪs)
noun
1.
the state of being in disfavor, as because of bad conduct
2.
loss of favor or respect; public dishonor; ignominy; disrepute; shame
3.
a person or thing that brings shame, dishonor, or reproach (to one, etc.)
verb transitiveWord forms: disˈgraced or disˈgracing
4.
to bring shame or dishonor upon; be a discredit to; be unworthy of
to disgrace one's family
5.
to dismiss from a position of favor; punish by degrading; humiliate
Word origin
Fr disgrâce < It disgrazia < dis- (L dis-), not + grazia, favor < L gratia: see UNRESOLVED CROSS REF
COBUILD Collocations
disgrace
absolute disgrace
utter disgrace
Examples of 'disgrace' in a sentence
disgrace
The union has made it a national disgrace.
The Sun (2016)
Yet the disgraced former chairman of the Commons home affairs committee is back again.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is a national disgrace for the country that pioneered IVF.
The Sun (2016)
If England lose this series, they need not feel disgraced.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A source said:'His comments were an absolute disgrace.
The Sun (2016)
The way it was rushed through is a complete disgrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
You have instead brought shame and disgrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You are going to feel this disgrace.
Christianity Today (2000)
They bring shame and disgrace on the religion.
The Sun (2014)
The suspects include at least one disgraced former police officer.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Their second goal was an absolute disgrace.
The Sun (2014)
The postcode lottery is a complete disgrace.
The Sun (2007)
He brings disgrace to the act of remembrance.
The Sun (2009)
The amount of money and time that has been wasted is an absolute disgrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He is only too aware that his disgrace is complete.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The exam results are a national disgrace.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Their blood fathers were disgraced or dead, and if still present were discredited.
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
She is on the shelf", a terrible shame and disgrace on the family.
Gifford, Zerbanoo The Golden Thread - Asian experiences of post-Raj Britain (1990)
The disgraced politician is likely to defend himself against charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A day when you went home feeling dirty and disgraced for having been to a football match.
The Sun (2012)
Their behaviour is a disgrace.
The Sun (2014)
It was the ideal disgraced politician 's low-key exit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
One raged: 'Your father has disgraced my club.
The Sun (2014)
But it ended in uproar after the match official sent one off and was promptly felled by a blow from the disgraced player's father, also a referee.
Tibballs, Geoff Great Sporting Failures (1993)
In other languages
disgrace
British English: disgrace NOUN
If you say that someone is in disgrace, you are emphasizing that other people disapprove of them and do not respect them because of something that they have done.
His vice president also had to resign in disgrace.
American English: disgrace
Brazilian Portuguese: descrédito
Chinese: 耻辱
European Spanish: vergüenza
French: honte
German: Schande
Italian: disgrazia
Japanese: 恥辱
Korean: 불명예
European Portuguese: descrédito
Latin American Spanish: vergüenza
British English: disgrace VERB
If you say that someone disgraces someone else, you are emphasizing that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed.
I have disgraced my family's name.
American English: disgrace
Brazilian Portuguese: envergonhar
Chinese: 玷辱
European Spanish: deshonrar
French: déshonorer
German: Schande bringen über
Italian: disonorare
Japanese: 名誉を傷つける
Korean: 체면에 먹칠하다
European Portuguese: envergonhar
Latin American Spanish: deshonrar
Chinese translation of 'disgrace'
disgrace
(dɪsˈɡreɪs)
n(u)
(= shame, dishonour) 耻(恥)辱 (chǐrǔ)
vt
[one's family, country]使受耻(恥)辱 (shǐ shòu chǐrǔ)
it's a disgrace!这(這)是件丢(丟)人的事！ (zhè shì jiàn diūrén de shì!)
to be a disgrace to sb (= cause of shame) 是某人的耻(恥)辱 (shì mǒurén de chǐrǔ)
1 (noun)
Definition
a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour
I have brought disgrace upon my family.
Synonyms
shame
I don't want to bring shame on the family name.
contempt
I will treat that remark with the contempt it deserves.
discredit
His actions have brought discredit on the whole regiment.
degradation
scenes of misery and degradation
disrepute
Our profession was brought into disrepute.
ignominy
the ignominy of being made redundant
dishonour
You have brought dishonour on a fine and venerable institution.
infamy
one of the greatest acts of infamy in history
opprobrium
She had to undergo the opprobrium of a public trial.
odium (formal)
She has been exposed to public odium and scandal.
disfavour
He fell into disfavour and had to resign.
obloquy
disesteem
Opposites
credit
,
favour
,
honour
,
grace
,
esteem
,
repute
2 (noun)
Definition
a shameful person or thing
the disgrace of having claimed a prize I didn't deserve
Synonyms
scandal
His poor behaviour will only lead to scandal.
stain
a stain on the honour of its war dead
stigma
Even in a recession there's still a stigma attached to being out of work.
blot
a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession
blemish
the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success
(verb)
Definition
to bring shame upon (oneself or others)
These soldiers have disgraced their regiment.
Synonyms
shame
I wouldn't shame my family by trying that.
stain
It was too late. Their reputation had been stained.
humiliate
His teacher continually humiliates him in maths lessons.
discredit
He says his accusers are trying to discredit him.
degrade
No-one should feel degraded at their place of work.
taint
They said that the elections had been tainted by corruption.
sully
Reputations are easily sullied and business lost.
dishonour
I don't want to dishonour the men and women who risk their lives to keep us safe.
stigmatize
They are often stigmatized by the rest of society as lazy and dirty.
defame
He complained that the article defamed him.
abase
He made his courtiers abase themselves before him.
bring shame upon
Opposites
credit
,
honour
,
grace
phrase
See in disgrace
Additional synonyms
in the sense of abase
He made his courtiers abase themselves before him.
Synonyms
humble,
reduce,
lower,
depress,
disgrace,
humiliate,
degrade,
downgrade,
demean,
denigrate,
demote,
belittle,
mortify,
debase,
dishonour,
cast down,
bring low,
put in your place
in the sense of blemish
Definition
a defect
the one blemish on an otherwise resounding success
Synonyms
defect,
fault,
weakness,
stain,
disgrace,
deficiency,
shortcoming,
taint,
inadequacy,
dishonour,
demerit
in the sense of blot
Definition
a stain on one's character
a blot on the reputation of the architectural profession