1
as in shame
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the players who threw the game were in disgrace with their schoolmates
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2
as in to humiliate
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 disgrace
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Of course—as at any breakthrough moment, any evolutionary threshold of the psyche—you’re being swarmed by the old demons, now at extra strength: guilt, disgrace, an image of your mother scolding you.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 11 May 2025
He’s repeatedly disgraced the city and his constituents.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Noun
Luca Zaia, the head of the surrounding Veneto region, calls the protests a disgrace.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Of course—as at any breakthrough moment, any evolutionary threshold of the psyche—you’re being swarmed by the old demons, now at extra strength: guilt, disgrace, an image of your mother scolding you.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 10 June 2025
Verb
As the smiling Red Bull players mingled on the pitch after the win, the Galaxy’s players looked genuinely disgraced amid Vanney’s sharp stares.
—Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 11 May 2025
He’s repeatedly disgraced the city and his constituents.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgrace
Noun
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His parents, Polish immigrants who fled German conquest and discrimination, took Indian land—and felt shame over doing so, having been uprooted themselves.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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Their cruelty is wielded without shame or restraint.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
Noun
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In 2019, Kansas announced an extension of its adidas contract through 2031 even though the school and company were embroiled in the college basketball FBI scandal that saw a former adidas executive agree to pay nearly $350,000 to Kansas.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Like Cuomo, Adams' political career has been mired in scandal.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Noun
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This momentary pause, this saving interruption of the headlong, breathless trajectory of rape or murder, admitted a kind of compassion, pity, even tenderness, halting injustice in its tracks.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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One of the earliest warnings about pity in Western philosophy comes from the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus.—
Colin Marshall,
The Conversation,
22 May 2025
Verb
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Miller sought to shield these women, her suit said, and as a result she was humiliated, harassed and ultimately forced out of her job by Spitzer and Nelson.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
20 June 2025
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As Howard begins to humiliate Matt, the camera follows all angles of the table, making sure to showcase everyone’s reactions.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
17 June 2025
Verb
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That terrifying consequence alone is sufficient to discredit the executive order.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
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And for that, I was met with silence, deflection, and efforts to discredit me.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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SoCal embarrassed the Jekyll & Hyde Utah team, who were flying how but who lose easily to the near-last place Hard Eights for their only win of the weekend.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Such an attack might embarrass Trump and spur him to make good on his threat in his address to the nation on Saturday evening to respond to Iran with even greater force.—
Uri Friedman,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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“Disgrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgrace. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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