as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
disgraced by the shameful actions of their leader
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Recent Examples of disgraced
The Fort Worth city council has rescinded part of a resolution that honorarily named a north Fort Worth thoroughfare after now disgraced civil rights icon Cesar Chavez.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Some of the humor was mildly edgy, including jokes about pedophiles, the Epstein files and disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Radcliffe plays Arthur, a documentary filmmaker hired by Morgan’s disgraced former football player, Reggie, to make a The Last Dance–style documentary and facilitate Reggie’s comeback.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The war is already disgraced by a monumental tragedy at the outset.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Mandelson, known for his ability to spin stories and reënter the fold, has been disgraced before.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
More Epstein fallout At least six more co-conspirators may be in a trove of documents related to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to two House members who've pushed for their release.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s Law Department settled 176 wrongful conviction cases involving disgraced former police Sgt.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The year before, Previn also joined Epstein in defending disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, according to one email.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Some of the humor was mildly edgy, including jokes about pedophiles, the Epstein files and disgraced royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Radcliffe plays Arthur, a documentary filmmaker hired by Morgan’s disgraced former football player, Reggie, to make a The Last Dance–style documentary and facilitate Reggie’s comeback.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
The war is already disgraced by a monumental tragedy at the outset.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2026
Mandelson, known for his ability to spin stories and reënter the fold, has been disgraced before.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
More Epstein fallout At least six more co-conspirators may be in a trove of documents related to disgraced late financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to two House members who've pushed for their release.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
Johnson’s Law Department settled 176 wrongful conviction cases involving disgraced former police Sgt.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
The year before, Previn also joined Epstein in defending disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner, according to one email.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
Verb
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At one point in his teenage years, Diaz was publicly humiliated by the football team who forcefully shaved his curly hair.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Walz and Ellison were humiliated and could not account for their blundering.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still, the author's main argument wasn't totally discredited.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The traditional security hawks would be discredited, and the populist anti-interventionists vindicated.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Former head coach Brian Daboll’s charge to the medical tent and behavior towards one of the Giants’ doctors also embarrassed the team.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tonight’s ceremony had none of the major dramatic mishaps that have both embarrassed the Academy Awards’ organizers and affirmed the event’s status as must-see live TV.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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