DISGRACEFUL


Meaning of DISGRACEFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪsgreɪsfʊl ]

If you say that something such as behaviour or a situation is disgraceful , you disapprove of it strongly, and feel that the person or people responsible should be ashamed of it.

It’s disgraceful that they have detained him for so long...

= shocking, scandalous

ADJ : oft it v-link ADJ that [ disapproval ]

• dis‧grace‧ful‧ly

He felt that his brother had behaved disgracefully.

ADV : ADV after v , ADV adj / -ed

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