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
In recent years, Bilton produced documentaries about business and technology for Netflix and HBO, including a film about disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
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Adam Reiss, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Jordan and McClintock also bashed Hayden for continuing the anti-immigration enforcement policies of his predecessor, disgraced former DA Rachel Rollins, who is now running for reelection to reclaim her DA title.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Day, acquitted of one killing, but convicted of the other in 1994, has long alleged Chicago police tied to disgraced former police Cmdr.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
And here was someone who was being completely humiliated, publicly humiliated, degraded, disgraced, handed a punishment that no member of the family has had — to have all their titles taken away, to be effectively un-royal, de-royaled.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Long enough to realize he’ll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Eugenie, who is twelfth in line to the British throne, is the second daughter of King Charles’ disgraced younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
These brands have pulled sponsorship of Wireless Festival, which disgraced itself recently by scheduling Ye (formerly Kanye West) to headline.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Adam Reiss, NBC news, 28 May 2026
Jordan and McClintock also bashed Hayden for continuing the anti-immigration enforcement policies of his predecessor, disgraced former DA Rachel Rollins, who is now running for reelection to reclaim her DA title.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 27 May 2026
Day, acquitted of one killing, but convicted of the other in 1994, has long alleged Chicago police tied to disgraced former police Cmdr.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
And here was someone who was being completely humiliated, publicly humiliated, degraded, disgraced, handed a punishment that no member of the family has had — to have all their titles taken away, to be effectively un-royal, de-royaled.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Long enough to realize he’ll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Eugenie, who is twelfth in line to the British throne, is the second daughter of King Charles’ disgraced younger brother, Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
New Orleans has long been notorious for embracing such scoundrels, a reputation that isn’t exactly helped by the fact that, for many years, disgraced attorneys who lost their licenses in Louisiana and applied for readmission to the bar often got it.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
These brands have pulled sponsorship of Wireless Festival, which disgraced itself recently by scheduling Ye (formerly Kanye West) to headline.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
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In the ongoing fight for women’s equal rights, Pawol had proved a female baseball umpire can be second-guessed, proved wrong and humiliated by technology and mocked by howling fans on social media just like a man can.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Villanova humiliated UConn, winning 81-61, after building out a 31-point lead.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2026
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The case later drew attention from the Innocence Project, which said advances in DNA testing ultimately discredited the prosecution’s core forensic evidence.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Some fans weighed in on his outfit choice on social media, sparking conversations about if the actor might have embarrassed his wife.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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The Sixers were embarrassed by the Knicks 144-114 in Game 4 in front of a New York-heavy crowd in South Philadelphia.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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