disgrace B2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/ UK /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #5393 Meanings 1 noun The loss of other people's respect and the shame that comes with it. The politician resigned in disgrace after the scandal. 2 noun Someone or something that causes shame or is very bad. The state of the roads in this town is a disgrace. 3 verb To bring shame on someone or something. He disgraced his family with his dishonest behaviour. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the loss of other people's... dishonorshame 3 verb · to bring shame on someone... dishonourdiscredit More misgrace Word family Forms disgraceddisgracesdisgracing Derived forms disgracefuldisgracelessdisgracive Etymology AI details From Middle French disgracier. disgracier Middle French View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disgrace **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 5393 ## Meanings 1. The loss of other people's respect and the shame that comes with it. 2. Someone or something that causes shame or is very bad. 3. To bring shame on someone or something. ## Examples - The politician resigned in disgrace after the scandal. - The state of the roads in this town is a disgrace. - He disgraced his family with his dishonest behaviour. ## Synonyms - misgrace ## Derived Forms - disgraceful - disgraceless - disgracive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: disgracier ## Etymology From Middle French disgracier. ## AI Etymology Disgrace is from Middle French disgracier. As a noun, the word names a person, thing, state, or result associated with the older form rather than introducing a separate visible root. In use as a noun and a verb, disgrace denotes the loss of other people's respect and the shame that comes with it, someone or something that causes shame or is very bad, and to bring shame on someone or something. The same word family continues in derived forms such as disgraceful, disgraceless, and disgracive. ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment markdown