Definition of Disgrace

Disgrace The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile. Related Definitions: Act, An, As, Being, Bring, Cause, Condition, Cover, Covered, Discredit, Disfavor, Disgrace, Dishonor, Dishonored, Dismiss, Do, Estimation, Favor, Great, Ignominy, In, Is, Loss, Lower, Of, Or, Out, Put, Rational, Regard, Reproach, Respect, Revile, Shame, State, That, The, To, Treat, Upbraid, Upon, Vice, Which, With

Disgrace Quotations Sweetest Lord, make me appreciative of the dignity of my high vocation, and its many responsibilities. Never permit me to disgrace it by giving way to coldness, unkindness, or impatience. Mother Teresa Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book. Ronald Reagan How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it. Henry David Thoreau The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom. Sun Tzu When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty. W. C. Fields It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the same time too - in the eyes of the American people, in my judgment, it looked as if that somehow become more important than the main attack which was to fix the economy and get the Americans working again. Colin Powell A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual. Sigmund Freud One of the key problems today is that politics is such a disgrace, good people don't go into government. Donald Trump Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. Ulysses S. Grant It is better to die than to preserve this life by incurring disgrace. The loss of life causes but a moment's grief, but disgrace brings grief every day of one's life. Chanakya

Disgrace Translations disgrace in French is disgracient, disgracier, disgrace, disgraciez disgrace in Latin is dedecus, infamo, labes labis, opprobrium, rubor