disgrace Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a state of dishonor
shame; ignominy.
- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
verb bring shame or dishonor upon
dishonour; dishonor; attaint; shame.
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
verb reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
take down; demean; degrade; put down.
- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
verb damage the reputation of
discredit.
- This newspaper story discredits the politicians

F. disgrâce; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + grâce. See Grace.

The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
Macduff lives in disgrace. Shak.
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.
That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
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.

Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.

imperfect & past participle Disgraced ; present participle & verbal noun Disgracing

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.
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.
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.