disgrace

[dis-greys] /dɪsˈgreɪs/
noun
1.
the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame:
the disgrace of criminals.
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, confidence, or trust:
courtiers and ministers in disgrace.
verb (used with object), disgraced, disgracing.
4.
to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon:
to be disgraced by cowardice.
5.
to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate:
to be disgraced at court.
Origin
1540-50; (noun) < Middle French < Italian disgrazia, equivalent to dis- dis-1 + grazia < Latin gratia (see grace); (v.) < Middle French disgracier < Italian disgraziare, derivative of disgrazia
Related forms
disgracer, noun
predisgrace, noun
quasi-disgraced, adjective
self-disgrace, noun
self-disgraced, adjective
self-disgracing, adjective
undisgraced, adjective
Synonyms
1. disapproval, disapprobation, notoriety, taint. Disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. Disgrace implies the disfavor of others: to be in disgrace. Dishonor implies a stain on honor or honorable reputation; it relates especially to the person's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. Ignominy is disgrace in which one's situation invites contempt: the ignominy of being discovered cheating. Infamy is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived the father's infamy. 3. disfavor, odium, obloquy. 4. dishonor, defame, stain, sully, taint. 5. degrade, disapprove.
Antonyms
1. honor.
Examples from the web for disgrace
  • There are a great many poor among them, but poverty is not a disgrace to any one.
  • Fox could not believe that they would disgrace themselves in such a way.
  • And if by chance one should blunder, it becomes a lifetime disgrace.
British Dictionary definitions for disgrace

disgrace

/dɪsˈɡreɪs/
noun
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
verb (transitive)
4.
to bring shame upon; be a discredit to
5.
to treat or cause to be treated with disfavour
Derived Forms
disgracer, noun
Word Origin and History for disgrace
v.

1550s, "disfigure," from Middle French disgracier (16c.), from Italian disgraziare, from disgrazia "misfortune, deformity," from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + grazia "grace" (see grace). Meaning "bring shame upon" is from 1590s. Related: Disgraced; disgracing. The noun is 1580s, from Middle French disgrace (16c.).