what does disgrace mean?
DISGRACE as NOUN
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- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
Hypernyms(s) disgrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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DISGRACE as VERB
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- This newspaper story discredits the politicians
Hypernyms(s) disgrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
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- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
Hypernyms(s) disgrace is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- bring shame or dishonor upon
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- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
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