disgraceful
adjective
dis·grace·ful
di-ˈskrās-fəl 
dis-ˈgrās-
: bringing or involving disgrace
disgraceful conduct
disgracefulness
noun
Examples of disgraceful in a Sentence
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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From controversial dumpings to explosive fights to disgraceful exits, there was no shortage of drama this season.
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Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 8 July 2025
The example of Lish and many of the literary people in New York encouraged me to drop a leftover notion from my Presbyterian childhood that making a show of yourself was somehow embarrassing and disgraceful.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
This should go down as another disgraceful star in the Constellation of Dirty Presidential Pardons, which features Barack Obama's pardon of Chelsea Manning, Bill Clinton's pardon of his half-brother Roger Clinton, and of course Joe Biden's unconscionable pardon of his son Hunter.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
That’s been another disgraceful indignity visited upon the victims of terrorists: the support on American campuses for those behind attacks on innocents in Israel.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
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Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 8 July 2025
The example of Lish and many of the literary people in New York encouraged me to drop a leftover notion from my Presbyterian childhood that making a show of yourself was somehow embarrassing and disgraceful.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
This should go down as another disgraceful star in the Constellation of Dirty Presidential Pardons, which features Barack Obama's pardon of Chelsea Manning, Bill Clinton's pardon of his half-brother Roger Clinton, and of course Joe Biden's unconscionable pardon of his son Hunter.
—Christopher Hale, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
That’s been another disgraceful indignity visited upon the victims of terrorists: the support on American campuses for those behind attacks on innocents in Israel.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgraceful. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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