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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
disgrace
n 1: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his
family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
[syn: shame, disgrace, ignominy]
v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by
committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, disgrace,
dishonour, attaint, shame] [ant: honor, honour,
reward]
2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to
put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him
down after the lecture" [syn: take down, degrade,
disgrace, demean, put down]
3: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits
the politicians" [syn: discredit, disgrace]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Disgrace \Dis*grace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgraced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disgracing.] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.]
1. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
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Flatterers of the disgraced minister. --Macaulay.
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Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of
Newcastle dismissed. --J. Morley.
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2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to
dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in
estimation.
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Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace.
--Pope.
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His ignorance disgraced him. --Johnson.
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3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
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The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace.
--Spenser.
Syn: To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame;
dishonor; debase.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Disgrace \Dis*grace"\ (?; 277), n. [F. disgr[^a]ce; pref. dis-
(L. dis-) + gr[^a]ce. See Grace.]
1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor,
regard, or respect.
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Macduff lives in disgrace. --Shak.
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2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame;
dishonor; shame; ignominy.
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To tumble down thy husband and thyself
From top of honor to disgrace's feet? --Shak.
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3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach;
great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational
being.
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4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.]
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The interchange continually of favors and disgraces.
--Bacon.
Syn: Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit;
disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy;
humiliation.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) |
DISGRACE. Ignominy, shame, dishonor. No witness is required to disgrace
himself. 13 How. St. Tr. 17, 334; 16 How. St. Tr. 161. Vide Crimination; To
Degrade.
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Thesaurus Results for disgrace:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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