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Webster 1913 Edition


Disgrace

Dis-grace′

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
disgrâce
; pref.
dis-
(L.
dis-
) +
grâce
. See
Grace
.]
1.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
Macduff lives in
disgrace
.
Shakespeare
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?
Shakespeare
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.]
Syn. – Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit; disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation.

Dis-grace′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Disgraced
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Disgracing
.]
[Cf. F.
disgracier
. See
Disgrace
,
Noun.
]
1.
To put out of 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.
Syn. – To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame; dishonor; debase.

Webster 1828 Edition


Disgrace

DISGRACE

,
Noun.
[dis and grace.]
1.
A state of being out of favor; disfavor; disesteem; as, the minister retired from court in disgrace.
2.
State of ignominy; dishonor; shame.
3.
Cause of shame; as, to turn the back to the enemy is a foul disgrace; every vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
4.
Act of unkindness. [Not used.]

DISGRACE

,
Verb.
T.
1.
To put out of favor; as, the minister was disgraced.
2.
To bring a reproach on; to dishonor; as an agent. Men are apt to take pleasure in disgracing an enemy and his performance.
3.
To bring to shame; to dishonor; to sink in estimation; as a cause; as, men often boast of actions which disgrace them.

Definition 2024


disgrace

disgrace

See also: disgrâce

English

Noun

disgrace (plural disgraces)

  1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
    • Shakespeare
      Macduff lives in disgrace.
  2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
  4. (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
    • Francis Bacon
      the interchange continually of favours and disgraces

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Verb

disgrace (third-person singular simple present disgraces, present participle disgracing, simple past and past participle disgraced)

  1. To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.

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External links

  • disgrace in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • disgrace in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911