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1. (n.) disgrace
the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.
2. disgrace
a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.
3. disgrace
the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor or trust:
courtiers and ministers in disgrace.
4. (v.t.) disgrace
to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon.
5. disgrace
to dismiss with discredit; rebuke or humiliate:
to be disgraced at court.
Etymology: (1540–50; < MF < It disgrazia=dis-dis -1+grazia < L gratia (see grace ))
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| Definition of 'disgrace' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) shame, disgrace, ignominy
a state of dishonor
"one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
2. (verb) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame
bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
3. (verb) take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
4. (verb) discredit, disgrace
damage the reputation of
"This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
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1. (noun) disgrace
the state of having lost people's respect
He left the job in disgrace.
2. (verb) disgrace
to cause sb or sth to lose people's respect
Don't disgrace yourself by getting drunk.
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| Definition of 'disgrace' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) disgrace
the condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect
2. (noun) disgrace
the state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy
3. (noun) disgrace
that which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being
4. (noun) disgrace
an act of unkindness; a disfavor
5. (noun) disgrace
to put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor
6. (noun) disgrace
to do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation
7. (noun) disgrace
to treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile
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Sense: the state of being out of favour
He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.
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 Afrikaans: onguns |
 Arabic: خِزْي |
 Bulgarian: немилост |
 Brazilian: desgraça |
 Czech: nemilost, potupa |
 German: die Ungnade |
 Danish: unåde |
 Greek: δυσμένεια |
 Spanish: desgracia |
 Estonian: ebasoosing |
 Farsi: از چشم افتادگی؛ بی مهری |
 Finnish: epäsuosio |
 French: disgrâce |
 Hebrew: חֶרפָּה |
 Hindi: पदच्यूति, कलंक |
 Croatian: sramota |
 Hungarian: kegyvesztettség |
 Indonesian: tidak disukai |
 Icelandic: ónáð |
 Italian: disgrazia, sfavore |
 Japanese: 不人気 |
 Korean: 총애를 잃은 |
 Lithuanian: nemalonė |
 Latvian: nelabvēlība |
 Malay: aib |
 Dutch: ongenade |
 Norwegian: vanære, skam |
 Polish: niełaska |
 Persian: از چشم افتادگی؛ بی مهری |
 Pashto: سپكوالى. شرم، بې حرمتى رس |
 Portuguese: desgraça |
 Romanian: dizgraţie |
 Russian: немилость |
 Slovak: nemilosť |
 Slovenian: nemilost |
 Serbian: nemilost |
 Swedish: onåd |
 Thai: ความเสื่อมเสีย |
 Turkish: gözden düşme |
 Taiwanese: 失寵 |
 Ukrainian: опала, немилість |
 Urdu: ناپسندیدگی کی حالت |
 Vietnamese: tình trạng bị ghét bỏ |
 Chinese: 失宠 |
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