disgrace (noun)

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• disgrace — ► NOUN 1) loss of reputation as the result of a dishonourable action. 2) a person or thing regarded as shameful and unacceptable. ► VERB ▪ bring disgrace on. ORIGIN Italian disgrazia, from Latin gratia grace …   English terms dictionary

• disgrace — noun 1 loss of respect VERB + DISGRACE ▪ fall into ▪ Their father fell into disgrace and lost his business. ▪ bring ▪ His crime had brought disgrace upon his whole family. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• disgrace — I noun abasement, abjectness, abomination, attaint, bad character, bad name, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, cause of reproach, cause of shame, comedown, condition of infamy, contempt,… …   Law dictionary

• disgrace — (v.) 1550s, disfigure, from M.Fr. disgracier (16c.), from It. disgraziare, from disgrazia misfortune, deformity, from dis opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + grazia grace (see GRACE (Cf. grace)). Meaning bring shame upon is from …   Etymology dictionary

• disgrace — noun loss of reputation as the result of a dishonourable action. ↘a shameful and unacceptable person or thing: he s a disgrace to the legal profession. verb bring disgrace on. ↘cause to fall from favour or power. Origin C16: via Fr. from Ital.… …   English new terms dictionary

• disgrace — I UK [dɪsˈɡreɪs] / US noun 1) [uncountable] the loss of other people s respect because of something bad that you have done in disgrace: Holman was sent home in disgrace after assaulting one of the other players. bring disgrace upon/on… …   English dictionary

• disgrace — I. transitive verb Date: 1580 1. archaic to humiliate by a superior showing 2. to be a source of shame to < your actions disgraced the family > 3. to cause to lose favor or standing < was disgraced by the hint of scandal > • disgracer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• disgrace — dis|grace1 [ dıs greıs ] noun 1. ) uncount the loss of other people s respect because of something bad that you have done: in disgrace: Holman was sent home in disgrace after assaulting one of the other players. bring disgrace upon/on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• disgrace — 1 noun 1 (U) the complete loss of other people s respect because you have done something they strongly disapprove of: Smith faced total public disgrace after the incident. | in disgrace: Toranaga s father sent my mother away in disgrace. 2 sth is …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• disgrace — 1. noun 1) he brought disgrace on the family Syn: dishonor, shame, discredit, ignominy, degradation, disrepute, ill repute, infamy, scandal, stigma, opprobrium, obloquy, condemnation, vilification, contempt, disrespect; …   Thesaurus of popular words

• disgrace — 1. noun 1) he brought disgrace on the family Syn: dishonour, shame, discredit, ignominy, disrepute, infamy, scandal, stigma, humiliation, loss of face 2) the unemployment figures are a disgrace Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary