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| dis·grace [ diss gráyss ] |
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1. state of being disapproved of: shame or loss of respect arising from bad behavior
  She was sent home in disgrace.
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2. cause of shame or disrespect: a cause of shame or loss of respect
She's a disgrace to the family.
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transitive verb (past and past participle dis·graced, present participle dis·grac·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·grac·es) |
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cause somebody to lose respect: to bring shame or loss of respect on yourself or others who are associated with you by bad behavior
He disgraced himself by forgetting the wedding.
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| [Mid-16th century. Via French disgracier< Italian disgraziare< disgrazia "disfavor" < Latin gratia (see grace)] |
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| dis·grac·er noun |
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