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disgrace

/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/noun, verb2 syllables

Disgrace means: bring shame or dishonor upon.

Synonyms for disgrace18

noun, as in a state of dishonor

shame, ignominy

verb, as in bring shame or dishonor upon

dishonor, dishonour, attaint, shame

verb, as in reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

take down, degrade, demean, put down

verb, as in damage the reputation of

discredit

also used for disgrace

misgrace, disparage, humiliate, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, defame

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What does disgrace mean?4

verb

1

bring shame or dishonor upon“he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”

2

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally“She tends to put down younger women colleagues”

3

damage the reputation of“This newspaper story discredits the politicians”

noun

1

a state of dishonor“one mistake brought shame to all his family”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with disgrace?19

two syllables

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Disgrace in a sentence

  • When he fell into disgrace, all his friends abandoned him.mailohilohi
  • This is worse than death, for it means disgrace as well.Hybrid
  • Your wrongdoing is a disgrace to our school.pip
  • What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.Zifre
  • These slums are a disgrace to the city.unknown
  • It will take a long time to live down your disgrace.unknown
  • I would rather die than live in disgrace.CC
  • Ziri was kicked out of the party in disgrace.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of disgrace

as a noun

plural
disgraces

as a verb

past tense
disgraced
present participle
disgracing
third-person singular
disgraces
past participle
disgraced