disgrace
[noun]
Synonyms:
- shame, degradation, dishonour, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium
- stain, blemish, blot, reproach, scandal, slur, stigma
[verb]
Synonyms:
- bring shame upon, degrade, discredit, dishonour, humiliate, shame, sully, taint

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Antonyms: esteem, respect
Contrasted words: admiration, regard, awe, fear, reverence, fame, glory, honor, renown, repute
Related Words: abasement, debasement, debasing, degradation, humbling, humiliation, black eye, blot, brand, spot, stain, stigma

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English Thesaurus: shame, humiliation, dishonour, stigma, disgrace, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. dis‧grace¹ /dɪsˈɡreɪs/ noun

1. [uncountable] the 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 sent us away in disgrace.
His actions brought disgrace on the family.
There was no disgrace in finishing fourth.

2. be a disgrace used to say that something or someone is so bad or unacceptable that the people involved with them should feel ashamed:
The UK rail system is a national disgrace.
be a disgrace to
You are a disgrace to the medical profession.
absolute/utter disgrace
It’s an absolute disgrace, the way he treats his wife.

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II. disgrace² verb [transitive]
to do something so bad that you make other people feel ashamed:
How could you disgrace us all like that?
disgrace yourself (by doing something)
I’m not the one who disgraced herself at the wedding!
be (publicly) disgraced (=be made to feel ashamed, especially in public)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

disgrace
noun
I. 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.
be sent away/home/off in She was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace.
PREP. in ~ He's in disgrace for having left his room in a mess.
PHRASES there's no disgrace in sth There's no disgrace in being poor.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

disgrace
II. disgraceful person/thing
ADJ. absolute, utter This room is an absolute disgrace (= because it is very dirty/untidy)!
national, public The state of our hospitals is a national disgrace.
PREP. ~ to The filthy streets are a disgrace to the town.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

shame the feeling you have when you feel guilty and embarrassed because you, or someone who is close to you, have done something wrong:
She never overcame the shame of having abandoned her children.
He remembered his angry words with a deep sense of shame.
Following the scandal, Garrison resigned in shame.
humiliation a feeling of shame and embarrassment because you have been made to look weak or stupid in front of other people:
What really upset me was the humiliation of having to ask her for money.
He suffered the humiliation of defeat in the first round of the competition.
dishonour British English, dishonor American English formal the loss of other people’s respect because you have done something bad, or you have been unsuccessful:
His comments have brought shame and dishonour on him and his profession.
There is no dishonour in failure when you have done everything you possibly can to succeed.
stigma the feeling that other people in society disapprove of you because of something that has happened to you, or because you feel different from most other people in some way – used especially when this seems unfair and unreasonable:
Even when someone has been found innocent of a crime, the stigma often remains.
At first I found the stigma of being unemployed very difficult to cope with.
In many countries there is still a strong social stigma attached to homosexuality.
disgrace a complete loss of people’s respect because you have done something very bad and shocking:
His actions brought disgrace on the family.
The players were sent home in disgrace after admitting taking drugs.
Garton killed himself because he could not bear the disgrace of being charged with corruption.
ignominy formal a feeling of great shame and embarrassment because you have been made to look weak or stupid – a very formal use:
The team suffered the ignominy of losing five games in a row.
She hoped to avoid the ignominy of having to appear in court.

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