disgrace
noun/dɪsˈɡreɪs/
/dɪsˈɡreɪs/
- [uncountable] the loss of other people’s respect and approval because of the bad way somebody has behaved synonym shame
- Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family.
- in disgrace The swimmer was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace.
- in disgrace with somebody Sam was in disgrace with his parents.
- disgrace in doing something There is no disgrace in being poor.
Extra Examples- His crime had brought disgrace upon his whole family.
- Their father fell into disgrace and lost his business.
- He's in disgrace for having left his room in a mess.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + disgrace- fall into
- bring
- be sent home in
- …
- in disgrace
- there’s no disgrace in something
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- [singular] a person or thing that is so bad that people connected with them or it feel or should feel ashamed
- Your homework is an absolute disgrace.
- The state of our roads is a national disgrace.
- a disgrace to somebody/something That sort of behaviour is a disgrace to the legal profession.
- You are a disgrace to this school.
- it is a disgrace that… It's a disgrace that (= it is very wrong that) they are paid so little.
Extra Examples- The filthy streets are a disgrace to the town.
- This room is an absolute disgrace!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
- utter
- national
- …
- disgrace to
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb): via French from Italian disgrazia (noun), disgraziare (verb), from dis- (expressing reversal) + Latin gratia ‘grace’.
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