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   disgrace

   /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

   noun

   • 1. loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonourable action: "he left the army in disgrace" Similar dishonourshameignominydiscreditdegradationdisreputeill-reputeinfamyscandalstigmaodiumopprobriumobloquycondemnationvilificationcontemptdisrespectdisapprovaldisfavourdisapprobationhumiliationembarrassmentloss of facestriferare:disesteemreprobationderogationOpposite honourglory
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as shameful and unacceptable: "he's a disgrace to the legal profession" Similar scandaloutragesource of shamediscreditreproachaffrontinsultbad reflection onstain onblemish onblot onblot on the escutcheon ofblack mark onstigmabrandblack sheepinformal:crimesinliterary:smirch onOpposite credit

   verb

   • 1. bring shame or discredit on: "you have disgraced the family name" Similar bring shame onshamedishonourdiscreditbring into disreputedegradedebasedefamestigmatizetaintsullytarnishbesmirchstainblackendrag through the mud/miregive a bad name toput in a bad lightreflect badly onliterary:smirchbesmeararchaic:spotOpposite honourdo credit to
   • ▪ cause (someone) to fall from favour or a position of power or honour: "he has been publicly disgraced for offences for which he was not guilty" Similar discreditdishonourdefamedisparagestigmatizereproachcensureblamehumiliatemortifyembarrasscause to lose facechastenhumbledemeanput someone in their placetake down a peg or twocut down to sizeshow upinformal:make someone eat crowownOpposite honour

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a verb): via French from Italian disgrazia (noun), disgraziare (verb), from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin gratia ‘grace’.

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