disgrace

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French disgracier. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/, /dɪzˈɡɹeɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/ Rhymes: -eɪs === Noun === disgrace (countable and uncountable, plural disgraces) The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame. Synonyms: dishonor, ignominy (countable) Someone or something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit. (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor. ==== Synonyms ==== misgrace (far less common) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === disgrace (third-person singular simple present disgraces, present participle disgracing, simple past and past participle disgraced) (transitive) To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon. Synonyms: discredit, disparage, humiliate; see also Thesaurus:demean ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “disgrace”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “disgrace”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.