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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  disgrace
       n : a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his
           family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
           [syn: shame, ignominy]
       v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by
            committing a serious crime" [syn: dishonor, dishonour,
             attaint, shame] [ant: honor]
       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,
          demean, put down]
       3: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits
          the politicians" [syn: discredit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     Αγγλικά n.
     ατίμωση, ντροπή
     Αγγλικά vb.
     ντροπιάζω, ατιμάζω

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     n.
     1 The condition#Noun of being out of favor; loss of favor#Noun,
  regard#Noun, or respect#Noun.
     2 The state#Noun of being dishonor#Verb, or cover#Verb with
  shame#Noun.
     3 (lb en countable) Something which brings dishonor#Noun; the
  cause#Noun of reproach#Noun or shame; great discredit#Noun.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An act#Noun of unkindness; a disfavor.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put someone out of favor; to bring shame or
  ignominy upon.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     n.
     1 The condition#Noun of being out of favor; loss of favor#Noun,
  regard#Noun, or respect#Noun.
     2 The state#Noun of being dishonor#Verb, or cover#Verb with
  shame#Noun.
     3 (lb en countable) Something which brings dishonor#Noun; the
  cause#Noun of reproach#Noun or shame; great discredit#Noun.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An act#Noun of unkindness; a disfavor.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put someone out of favor; to bring shame or
  ignominy upon.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     n.
     1 The condition#Noun of being out of favor; loss of favor#Noun,
  regard#Noun, or respect#Noun.
     2 The state#Noun of being dishonor#Verb, or cover#Verb with
  shame#Noun.
     3 (lb en countable) Something which brings dishonor#Noun; the
  cause#Noun of reproach#Noun or shame; great discredit#Noun.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An act#Noun of unkindness; a disfavor.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put someone out of favor; to bring shame or
  ignominy upon.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     n.
     1 The condition#Noun of being out of favor; loss of favor#Noun,
  regard#Noun, or respect#Noun.
     2 The state#Noun of being dishonor#Verb, or cover#Verb with
  shame#Noun.
     3 (lb en countable) Something which brings dishonor#Noun; the
  cause#Noun of reproach#Noun or shame; great discredit#Noun.
     4 (lb en obsolete) An act#Noun of unkindness; a disfavor.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To put someone out of favor; to bring shame or
  ignominy upon.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     Englanti n.
     1 epäsuosio
     2 häväistys, häpäisy
     Englanti vb.
     1 tehdä epäsuosittu; saattaa epäsuosioon
     2 häväistä, olla häpeäksi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disgrace
     Engelska n.
     1 skam
     2 onåd
     Engelska vb.
     vanhedra

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Disgrace /dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/
  الخزي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  disgrace //dɪsˈɡɹeɪs// //dɪzˈɡɹeɪs// 
  1. позо́р, срам
  condition of being out of favor
  2. безче́стие, позо́р, срам
  state of being dishonored

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  disgrace //dɪsˈɡɹeɪs// //dɪzˈɡɹeɪs// 
  позоря
  bring shame upon