disgrace
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dis·grace
(dĭs-grās′)n.
1. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame.
2. The condition of being strongly and generally disapproved.
3. One that brings disfavor or discredit: Your handwriting is a disgrace.
tr.v. dis·graced, dis·grac·ing, dis·grac·es
1. To bring shame or dishonor on: disgraced the entire community.
2. To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor: The family was disgraced by the scandal.
[French disgrâce, from Italian disgrazia : dis-, not (from Latin; see dis-) + grazia, favor (from Latin grātia, from grātus, pleasing; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots).]
dis·grac′er n.
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disgrace
(dɪsˈɡreɪs)n
1. a condition of shame, loss of reputation, or dishonour
2. a shameful person, thing, or state of affairs
3. exclusion from confidence or trust: he is in disgrace with his father.
vb (tr)
4. to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
5. to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
disˈgracer n
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dis•grace
(dɪsˈgreɪs)n., v. -graced, -grac•ing. n.
1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame.
2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful.
3. the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor or trust: courtiers and ministers in disgrace.
v.t. 4. to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon.
5. to dismiss with discredit; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.
dis•grac′er, n.
syn: disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. disgrace implies being excluded and held in strong disfavor by others: to bring disgrace to one's family by not paying debts. dishonor suggests a loss of honor or honorable reputation; it usu. relates to one's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. ignominy is disgrace that invites public contempt: the ignominy of being caught cheating. infamy is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived their father's infamy.
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disgrace
Past participle: disgraced
Gerund: disgracing
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| Noun | 1. | disgrace - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" humiliation - state of disgrace or loss of self-respect obloquy, opprobrium - state of disgrace resulting from public abuse odium - state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior reproach - disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family" |
| Verb | 1. |  disgrace - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" |
| 2. | disgrace - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture" abase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" reduce - lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant" dehumanise, dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them" | |
| 3. | disgrace - damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians" |
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disgrace
noun
verb
1. shame, stain, humiliate, discredit, degrade, taint, sully, dishonour, stigmatize, defame, abase, bring shame upon These soldiers have disgraced their regiment.
shame credit, honour, grace
shame credit, honour, grace
in disgrace out of favour, unpopular, in the doghouse, in someone's bad books He refuses to say why he is in disgrace.
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disgrace
nounLoss of or damage to one's reputation:
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Translations
خِزْيشَيْءٌ مُخْزٍعارٌيَطْرُدُ من مَنْصِب ذي أهميّهيُلْحِقُ العارَ
nemilostneúctanevážnostostudapotupa
bringe skamskændselskandaleunådevanære
megvonja kegyeitszégyenére van
lítillækka; reka med skömmónáîóvirîa, verîa til skammarskömm; hneisasmán
gėdanegarbingainegarbingasnešlovė
apkaunojumsapkaunotdegradētnegodsnelabvēlība
nemilosťpotupa
osramotitisramota
gözden düşmegözden düşürmekrezil etmekşerefsizlikutanç
disgrace
[dɪsˈgreɪs]A. N
1. (= state of shame) → deshonra f, ignominia f
there is no disgrace in being poor → no es ninguna deshonra ser pobre
to be in disgrace [adult] → estar totalmente desacreditado, haber caído en desgracia; [pet, child] → estar castigado
she was sent home in disgrace → la mandaron a casa castigada
to bring disgrace on → deshonrar
there is no disgrace in being poor → no es ninguna deshonra ser pobre
to be in disgrace [adult] → estar totalmente desacreditado, haber caído en desgracia; [pet, child] → estar castigado
she was sent home in disgrace → la mandaron a casa castigada
to bring disgrace on → deshonrar
2. (= shameful thing) → vergüenza f
it's a disgrace → es una vergüenza
you're a disgrace! → ¡lo tuyo es una vergüenza!
to be a disgrace to the school/family → ser una deshonra para la escuela/la familia
it's a disgrace → es una vergüenza
you're a disgrace! → ¡lo tuyo es una vergüenza!
to be a disgrace to the school/family → ser una deshonra para la escuela/la familia
3. (= downfall) → caída f
B. VT [+ family, country] → deshonrar
he disgraced himself → se deshonró
he was disgraced and banished → lo destituyeron de su cargo y lo desterraron
he disgraced himself → se deshonró
he was disgraced and banished → lo destituyeron de su cargo y lo desterraron
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
disgrace
[dɪsˈgreɪs] n
(= disfavour) → disgrâce f (= dishonour) → honte f, déshonneur m
to be in disgrace → être en disgrâce
to be sent home in disgrace → être renvoyé(e) chez soi dans la honte
to resign in disgrace → démissionner dans la honte
to be in disgrace → être en disgrâce
to be sent home in disgrace → être renvoyé(e) chez soi dans la honte
to resign in disgrace → démissionner dans la honte
vt [+ family, organization] → faire honte à, déshonorer; [+ name] → déshonorer
to disgrace o.s. → se déshonorer, se couvrir de honte
to disgrace o.s. → se déshonorer, se couvrir de honte
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disgrace
n
no pl (= dishonour, shame) → Schande f; in disgrace → mit Schimpf und Schande; (as a punishment) → zur Strafe; to bring disgrace (up)on somebody → jdm Schande machen or bringen; to be in/fall into disgrace → in Ungnade (gefallen) sein/fallen (with bei)
(= cause of shame, thing) → Schande f → (to für), Blamage f → (to für); (person) → Schandfleck m (→ to +gen); you’re a complete disgrace! → mit dir kann man sich wirklich nur blamieren!; the cost of rented accommodation is a disgrace → es ist eine Schande, wie teuer Mietwohnungen sind
vt → Schande machen (+dat); country, family → Schande bringen über (+acc); don’t disgrace us! → mach uns keine Schande!, blamier uns nicht!; to disgrace oneself → sich blamieren; (child, dog) → sich schlecht benehmen; he disgraced himself by losing his temper → zu seiner Schande verlor er die Beherrschung; to be disgraced → blamiert sein; (politician, officer etc) → in Unehre gefallen sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disgrace
[dɪsˈgreɪs]1. n (state of shame) → disonore m, vergogna; (shameful thing) → vergogna; (disfavour) → disgrazia
he's a disgrace to the school/family → è il disonore della scuola/della famiglia
he's brought disgrace upon himself → si è ricoperto di vergogna
to be in disgrace → essere in disgrazia (child, dog) → essere in castigo
it's a disgrace → è una vergogna
he's a disgrace to the school/family → è il disonore della scuola/della famiglia
he's brought disgrace upon himself → si è ricoperto di vergogna
to be in disgrace → essere in disgrazia (child, dog) → essere in castigo
it's a disgrace → è una vergogna
2. vt (family, country) → disonorare, far cadere in disgrazia
he disgraced himself → ha fatto una pessima figura
he was publicly disgraced → fu svergognato pubblicamente
he disgraced himself → ha fatto una pessima figura
he was publicly disgraced → fu svergognato pubblicamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
disgrace
(disˈgreis) noun1. the state of being out of favour. He is in disgrace because of his behaviour.
2. a state of being without honour and regarded without respect. There seemed to be nothing ahead of him but disgrace and shame.
3. something which causes or ought to cause shame. Your clothes are a disgrace!
verb1. to bring shame upon. Did you have to disgrace me by appearing in those clothes?
2. to dismiss from a position of importance. He was publicly disgraced.
disˈgraceful adjective very bad or shameful. disgraceful behaviour; The service in that hotel was disgraceful.
disˈgracefully adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.