I. di-ˈskrās, dis-ˈgrās transitive verb
Date: 1580
1. archaic : to humiliate by a superior showing
2. : to be a source of shame to
your actions disgraced the family
3. : to cause to lose favor or standing
was disgraced by the hint of scandal
• dis·grac·er noun
II. noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian disgrazia, from dis- (from Latin) + grazia grace, from Latin gratia — more at grace
Date: 1586
1.
a. : the condition of one fallen from grace or honor
b. : loss of grace, favor, or honor
2. : a source of shame
your manners are a disgrace
he's a disgrace to the profession
Synonyms:
disgrace , dishonor , disrepute , infamy , ignominy mean the state or condition of suffering loss of esteem and of enduring reproach. disgrace often implies humiliation and sometimes ostracism
sent home in disgrace
dishonor emphasizes the loss of honor that one has enjoyed or the loss of self-esteem
preferred death to life with dishonor
disrepute stresses loss of one's good name or the acquiring of a bad reputation
a once proud name fallen into disrepute
infamy usually implies notoriety as well as exceeding shame
a day that lives in infamy
ignominy stresses humiliation
the ignominy of being arrested