disgraceful

adjective

dis·​grace·​ful di-ˈskrās-fəl How to pronounce disgraceful (audio)
dis-ˈgrās-
: bringing or involving disgrace
disgraceful conduct
disgracefully
di-ˈskrās-fə-lē How to pronounce disgraceful (audio)
dis-ˈgrās-
adverb
disgracefulness noun

Examples of disgraceful in a Sentence

disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
Recent Examples on the Web Playing on as the San Diego skies emptied was disgraceful. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 The city’s poor were buried with no ceremony, and many of the 19 victims of the city’s disgraceful 1871 massacre of Chinese residents were originally buried here. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024 For all of American political history, Trump comparing himself to Navalny would be the type of vile, disgraceful comment that would end a politician's career. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024 To target 33 foreign diplomats and consulates seems ludicrous and disgraceful. Tj Hutchinson, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 That they’re directed to renege on the emotional compassion that actors are supposed to have readily accessible (the gift that makes Jon Voight’s and Dustin Hoffman’s performances as outsiders in Midnight Cowboy so effective, to name one example) is what makes the film utterly disgraceful. Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024 While some of this has played out in the public domain, much of it has taken the form of repugnant and in some cases racist vitriol directed at her through disgraceful emails and phone calls. Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 2 Jan. 2024 What a disgraceful woman. — Caroline Glick (@CarolineGlick) December 21, 2023 The Democratic Party has had a complicated relationship with Netanyahu. Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 21 Dec. 2023 At the same time, in the Israeli parliament, Zvi Sukkot, a radical settler with a long record of disgraceful provocations against Palestinians in the West Bank, has been appointed to lead the subcommittee on West Bank issues. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of disgraceful was in 1597

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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgraceful. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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