disgrace

Speech parts

1. disgrace - Noun

2. disgrace - Verb

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

shame dishonor discredit ignominy humble degrade humiliation reproach infamy humiliate demean defame disfavor opprobrium abase
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Antonyms

lion belle pippin grace fame lustre
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Hypernyms

humble chagrin dishonor humiliate disparage belittle

Hyponyms

reduce foul humiliation reproach defile odium

Phrases with the word

national disgrace be in disgrace to disgrace

Derivatives

disgraced disgracing

Anagrams

disgarce

Examples

Work 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

Close letter words and terms

disgorging disgospel disgown disgraced disgraced member of a family disgracedness