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Definition of Disgrace
- a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
- damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
- bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Hyponyms: humiliation, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, reproach, reduce, dehumanize, dehumanise, foul, befoul, defile, maculate
Derivational Morphology: discredit, dishonor, dishonour, attaint, shame, ignominy, disrepute, put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown, abasement, degradation, abjection, debasement
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