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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISGRACE, n. [dis and grace.]
1. A state of being out of favor; disfavor; disesteem; as, the minister retired from court in disgrace.
2. State of ignominy; dishonor; shame.
3. Cause of shame; as, to turn the back to the enemy is a foul disgrace; every vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
4. Act of unkindness. [Not used.]
DISGRACE, v.t.
1. To put out of favor; as, the minister was disgraced.
2. To bring a reproach on; to dishonor; as an agent. Men are apt to take pleasure in disgracing an enemy and his performance.
3. To bring to shame; to dishonor; to sink in estimation; as a cause; as, men often boast of actions which disgrace them.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Date: 1580 1. archaic to humiliate by a superior showing 2. to be a source of shame to <your actions disgraced the family> 3. to cause to lose favor or standing <was disgraced by the hint of scandal> • disgracer noun II. noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian disgrazia, from dis- (from Latin) + grazia grace, from Latin gratia — more at grace Date: 1586 1. a. the condition of one fallen from grace or honor b. loss of grace, favor, or honor 2. a source of shame <your manners are a disgrace> <he's a disgrace to the profession> Synonyms: disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, infamy, ignominy mean the state or condition of suffering loss of esteem and of enduring reproach. disgrace often implies humiliation and sometimes ostracism <sent home in disgrace>. dishonor emphasizes the loss of honor that one has enjoyed or the loss of self-esteem <preferred death to life with dishonor>. disrepute stresses loss of one's good name or the acquiring of a bad reputation <a once proud name fallen into disrepute>. infamy usually implies notoriety as well as exceeding shame <a day that lives in infamy>. ignominy stresses humiliation <the ignominy of being arrested>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 the loss of reputation; shame; ignominy (brought disgrace on his family). 2 a dishonourable, inefficient, or shameful person, thing, state of affairs, etc. (the bus service is a disgrace). --v.tr. 1 bring shame or discredit on; be a disgrace to. 2 degrade from a position of honour; dismiss from favour. Phrases and idioms: in disgrace having lost respect or reputation; out of favour. Etymology: F disgrâce, disgracier f. It. disgrazia, disgraziare (as DIS-, GRACE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Macduff lives in disgrace. --Shak. 2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy. To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of honor to disgrace's feet? --Shak. 3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being. 4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.] The interchange continually of favors and disgraces. --Bacon. Syn: Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit; disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disgrace Dis*grace", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgraced; p. pr. & vb. n. Disgracing.] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.] 1. To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor. Flatterers of the disgraced minister. --Macaulay. Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed. --J. Morley. 2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation. Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace. --Pope. His ignorance disgraced him. --Johnson. 3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile. The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace. --Spenser. Syn: To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame; dishonor; debase.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(disgraces, disgracing, disgraced) 1. If you say that someone is in disgrace, you are emphasizing that other people disapprove of them and do not respect them because of something that they have done. His vice president also had to resign in disgrace... N-UNCOUNT: oft in N [emphasis] 2. If you say that something is a disgrace, you are emphasizing that it is very bad or wrong, and that you find it completely unacceptable. The way the sales were handled was a complete disgrace... = scandal N-SING: a N [emphasis] 3. You say that someone is a disgrace to someone else when you want to emphasize that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed. Republican leaders called him a disgrace to the party... N-SING: a N, usu N to n [emphasis] 4. If you say that someone disgraces someone else, you are emphasizing that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed. I have disgraced my family's name... I've disgraced myself by the actions I've taken. VERB: V n, V pron-refl [emphasis]

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Disfavor, disesteem, degradation. 2. Dishonor, discredit, disrepute, disesteem, shame, reproach, disparagement, ignominy, infamy, opprobrium, obloquy, odium, scandal, blot on one's escutcheon. II. v. a. 1. Put out of favor, dismiss from favor, humiliate, humble, degrade, strip of rank or honors. 2. Dishonor, discredit, degrade, debase, tarnish, stain, sully, taint, bring shame, reproach, dishonor, or a stain upon.

Moby Thesaurus

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