disgrace
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See also disgrâce
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English [edit]
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Etymology [edit]
From Middle French disgracier.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/, /dɪzˈɡɹeɪs/
- (US) IPA: /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/, X-SAMPA: /dIs"gr\eIs/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪs
Noun [edit]
disgrace (plural disgraces)
- The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
- The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
- That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
- (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
condition of being out of favor
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state of being dishonored
that which brings dishonor
Verb [edit]
disgrace (third-person singular simple present disgraces, present participle disgracing, simple past and past participle disgraced)
- To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
Translations [edit]
disrespect another
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External links [edit]
- disgrace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- disgrace in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911