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You disgraced their memory, you treated our soldiers as though they were criminals.
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.
DISGRACED definition: 1. having lost people's respect because of bad behaviour that has been made public: 2. having lost…. Learn more.
Use the verb disgrace to say that someone has brought shame upon himself. Your brother might disgrace himself at the family reunion by being rude to your Uncle Bob. You probably notice that grace makes up a big part of disgrace.
Disgrace implies the disfavor of others: to be in disgrace. Dishonor implies a stain on honor or honorable reputation; it relates especially to the person's own conduct: He preferred death to dishonor. Ignominy is disgrace in which one's situation invites contempt: the ignominy of being discovered cheating.
to bring or reflect shame or reproach upon: to be disgraced by cowardice. to dismiss with discredit; put out of grace or favor; rebuke or humiliate: to be disgraced at court.
Definition of disgrace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
