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disgracing Definition


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disgrace
noun
    1a. Shame or loss of favour or respect;
      Thesaurus: disfavour, infamy, disrepute, dishonour, stigma, shame, scandal, contempt, ignominy, defamation; Antonym: esteem, honour, respect.
    1b. The cause of it;
    1c. An example of it.
verb
    disgraced, disgracing
    1. To bring shame upon someone.
      Thesaurus: scandalize, shame, humiliate, dishonour, stain, sully, defame, discredit, disparage, reproach, slur, stigmatize; Antonym: honour, respect.
Idiom: in disgrace
    Out of favour.
Etymology: 16c: from French disgrâce.



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