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
Lying at work often shows up as fraud, and some leaders struggle to know where the line is between criminal fraud and stretching the truth a bit, as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and former cryptocurrency exchange king Sam Bankman-Fried discovered.
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Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Here, Emmy winner Edebiri’s character accuses Garfield’s assistant professor of assaulting her after a party, and the film tracks his rapid mental dissolution and disgraced academic status with some standout moments.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
She was recently moved into the custody of a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas — the same one housing disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Nimona eventually teams up with Ballister Boldheart, a fugitive and disgraced knight, to help solve a murder.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Casemiro is the first-choice partner for Bruno Fernandes, and by no means disgraced himself in Sunday’s opener against Arsenal.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
There’s a difference between being feared and being disgraced.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And so, farewell, disgraced ex-state trooper Calvin Butner, hit with a slap on the wrist in federal court for his kleptomania yesterday.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
That until such monsters and secret policemen and fantasists of apartheid, are as abandoned and disgraced as the National Socialists, there will be war.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Lindsay Kohler, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Here, Emmy winner Edebiri’s character accuses Garfield’s assistant professor of assaulting her after a party, and the film tracks his rapid mental dissolution and disgraced academic status with some standout moments.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
She was recently moved into the custody of a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas — the same one housing disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Nimona eventually teams up with Ballister Boldheart, a fugitive and disgraced knight, to help solve a murder.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
Casemiro is the first-choice partner for Bruno Fernandes, and by no means disgraced himself in Sunday’s opener against Arsenal.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
There’s a difference between being feared and being disgraced.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And so, farewell, disgraced ex-state trooper Calvin Butner, hit with a slap on the wrist in federal court for his kleptomania yesterday.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
That until such monsters and secret policemen and fantasists of apartheid, are as abandoned and disgraced as the National Socialists, there will be war.
—Maelle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
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Inter Miami, clearly humiliated, let out its frustrations after the final whistle, when several Miami players, led by Luis Suarez, got into a scuffle with Seattle players.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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Having been humiliated at a college party, proceeds to use his tech skills to hack into the accounts of his peers and get revenge.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
27 Aug. 2025
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Eventually, however, Lowell’s ideas were discredited—Schiaparelli, once an ally, renounced them—and the world moved on.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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By the end of the year, the cold fusion bubble had burst, the technology was discredited, and the concept relegated to bad spy fiction and conspiracy theories.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The bad weather may have been a better option for the Dolphins as they were embarrassed by the Colts, with a final score of 30-8.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The President fired the nation’s top labor statistician because the jobs numbers embarrassed him.—
Teresa Ghilarducci,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Because hair loss is already stigmatized and shamed.—
Alison Mann,
SELF,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the case of Governor Pritzker insults his body, body shamed him.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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