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disgrace

noun
/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/UK/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/US

Etymology

From Middle French disgracier.

  1. derived from disgracier

Definitions

  1. The condition of being out of favor

    The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

    • I heare / Macduffe liues in diſgrace. Sir, can you tell / Where he beſtowes himſelfe?

  2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame.

    • Now she lives in disgrace.

  3. Someone or something which brings dishonor

    Someone or something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit.

    • His behaviour at the party was a total disgrace! He was leeching on all the ladies, and insulting the men.
    • "You are," said Uncle Tinfish, when he recovered the power of speech, "a disgrace, sir, A DIS-GRACE!" The curate merely confirmed Uncle Tinfish's power of divination by a groan.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An act of unkindness

      An act of unkindness; a disfavor.

    2. To put someone or something out of favor

      To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.

      • […] some families renounced the use of a certain praenomen which had been disgraced by one of their name […]

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Derived

disgraceful, disgraceless, disgracive

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at disgrace. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01disgrace02dishonored03defiled04impure05defile06dirty07indecent08immodest09shameless

A definitional loop anchored at disgrace. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at disgrace

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA