1. disgrace - Noun
2. disgrace - Verb
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWork is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace. Hesiod
A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one. Alexander Hamilton
How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it. Henry David Thoreau
It is no disgrace to move out of the way of the elephant. Vietnamese Proverb
Disgrace is like the grain of a tree trunk -- time makes it bigger instead of erasing it. Japanese Proverb
One may survive distress, but not disgrace. Scottish Proverb