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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•grace /dɪsˈgreɪs/USA pronunciation n., v., -graced, -grac•ing. n. - the loss of respect or honor;
ignominy:[uncountable]He had to resign in disgrace. - [countable* usually singular] a person, act, or thing that causes shame.
v. [~ + object] - to bring or reflect shame or dishonor upon:She disgraced herself by passing out at the party.
- to dismiss with discredit:to be disgraced at court.
dis•grace•ful, adj.: disgraceful manners. dis•grace•ful•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dis•grace (dis grās′),USA pronunciation n., v., -graced, -grac•ing. n. - the loss of respect, honor, or esteem;
ignominy;
shame:the disgrace of criminals. - a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.
- the state of being out of favor;
exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust:courtiers and ministers in disgrace.
v.t. - to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon:to be disgraced by cowardice.
- to dismiss with discredit;
put out of grace or favor;
rebuke or humiliate:to be disgraced at court.
- Italian disgraziare, derivative of disgrazia
- Middle French disgracier
- Latin gratia (see grace); (verb, verbal)
- Italian disgrazia, equivalent. to dis- dis-1 + grazia
- Middle French
- (noun, nominal) 1540–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disfavor, odium, obloquy.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dishonor, defame, stain, sully, taint.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged degrade, disapprove.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged honor.
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