disgrace

disgrace
dis•grace
[[t]dɪsˈgreɪs[/t]] n. v. -graced, -grac•ing
1) the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame
2) a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful
3) the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor or trust:
courtiers and ministers in disgrace[/ex]
4) to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon
5) to dismiss with discredit; rebuke or humiliate:
to be disgraced at court[/ex]
Etymology: 1540–50; < MF < It disgrazia= dis- I+grazia < L gratia (see grace) dis•grac′er, n. syn: disgrace, dishonor, ignominy, infamy imply a very low position in the opinion of others. disgrace implies being excluded and held in strong disfavor by others: to bring disgrace to one's family by not paying debts. dishonor suggests a loss of honor or honorable reputation; it usu. relates to one's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. ignominy is disgrace that invites public contempt: the ignominy of being caught cheating. infamy is shameful notoriety, or baseness of action or character that is widely known and recognized: The children never outlived their father's infamy.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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