Disgrace

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  • noun. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame.
  • noun. The condition of being strongly and generally disapproved.
  • noun. One that brings disfavor or discredit.
  • transitive verb. To bring shame or dishonor on.
  • transitive verb. To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put out of favor; dismiss with discredit.
  • To treat or affect ignominiously; bring or cast shame or reproach upon; dishonor; put to shame.
  • To revile; upbraid; heap reproaches upon.
  • Synonyms and Debase, Degrade, etc. (see abase); to shame, mortify, dishonor; tarnish, blot, stain, sully. See list under debase.
  • noun. A state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust: as, the minister retired from court in disgrace.
  • noun. A state of ignominy, dishonor, or shame; subjection to opprobrium.
  • noun. A cause of shame or reproach; that which dishonors: as, honest poverty is no disgrace.
  • noun. Want of grace of person or mind; illfavoredness; ungracious condition or character.
  • noun. An act of unkindness; an ill turn.
  • noun. Synonyms and Disgrace, Dishonor, etc. (see odium), discredit, ignominy, infamy, disrepute, reproach, contempt, opprobrium, obloquy.
  • noun. Scandal, blot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • noun. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  • noun. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit.
  • noun. An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
  • transitive verb. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
  • transitive verb. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
  • transitive verb. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • noun. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  • noun. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
  • noun. An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
  • verb. To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a state of dishonor
  • verb. damage the reputation of
  • verb. bring shame or dishonor upon
  • verb. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  • Word Usage
    "I wished to save you the disgrace -- yes, _disgrace_!"
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    befoul  defile  foul  maculate  
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    Ace  Chase  Grace  Mace  Race  
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