disgraceful
adjective
dis·grace·ful
di-ˈskrās-fəl 
dis-ˈgrās-
: bringing or involving disgrace
disgraceful conduct
disgracefulness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of disgraceful in a Sentence
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
Recent Examples on the Web
The disgraceful events of January 6 were at odds with his decades of advocacy against riot and disorder and in favor of America’s founding charters.
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The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
That her son has shirked his responsibility is disgraceful.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
To add insult to injury, the notice mailed to water customers is disgraceful for its lack of transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
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
The Editors, National Review, 5 Apr. 2024
That her son has shirked his responsibility is disgraceful.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
To add insult to injury, the notice mailed to water customers is disgraceful for its lack of transparency.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024
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
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgraceful. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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