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US
/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/
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[ UK /dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/ ]
[ UK /dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/ ]
NOUN
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a state of dishonor
one mistake brought shame to all his family
suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
VERB
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reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
She tends to put down younger women colleagues
His critics took him down after the lecture -
bring shame or dishonor upon
he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime -
damage the reputation of
This newspaper story discredits the politicians
How To Use disgrace In A Sentence
- Whatever you think of Strandlof and the months he masqueraded as a brain-injured veteran, the simple truth two months after his web of lies came apart is that public disgrace seems to have changed him little. Heroes or Villains?
- The American troops come home in disgrace and the American military is taunted and ridiculed by the American media, global media, Islamic terrorists, and the moonbats here and aborad. Sound Politics: What It Means
- It was accounted an immodest thing for women to dishevel and unloose their hair publicly: The priest unlooseth the hairs of the women suspected of adultery, when she was to be tried by the bitter water, which was done for greater disgrace. From the Talmud and Hebraica
- Nobody can even put an exact figure on the number of children who have been excluded, which is a disgrace in itself.
- It is a national disgrace for the country that pioneered IVF. The Sun
- It is unknown to men of noble mind; it does not lead to heaven; on earth it causes disgrace, O Arjuna. THE DICE MAN
- 'By gar,' he says, ''tis a disgrace to th' mim'ries iv thim devoted dead who died f'r their counthry, 'he says. Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen
- One rubber-tyred option was prematurely discarded by a now-disgraced former mayor as not developed enough, even though the cost would have been half that of lrt. Canada Line delivers a smooth ride « Stephen Rees's blog
- Napoleon, the greatest of all generals, dismissed and disgraced Admiral Bruix when he questioned an order to sail his fleet.
- His conduct since then - culminating in this piece of drek - is an absolute disgrace.
