disgrace
disgrace is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
- noun. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
- noun. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
- noun. An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
- noun. To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
- noun. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
- noun. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
- noun. a state of dishonor
"one mistake brought shame to all his family"
"suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
- verb. damage the reputation of
"This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
- verb. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
"His critics took him down after the lecture"
- verb. bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Synonyms
ignominy, shame, discredit, degrade, demean, attaint, dishonor, dishonour
Common word forms
disgraced, disgracer, disgraces, disgracing, disgraceful, disgracement
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