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
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.
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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
Trump denied ever visiting the island owned by the deceased and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Feb. 2026
Last month, the DOJ released another cache of Epstein files, which underlined Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with not only Epstein but Epstein’s then-girlfriend, disgraced former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
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
Trump denied ever visiting the island owned by the deceased and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 2 Feb. 2026
Last month, the DOJ released another cache of Epstein files, which underlined Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with not only Epstein but Epstein’s then-girlfriend, disgraced former British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraced
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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
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Election experts widely discredited the review as shoddy and partisan.—
Benjamin Swasey,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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After storms and flooding across Spain, Poland and the United States in late 2024, Moscow worked to claim that support for Ukraine had left countries vulnerable, stoked grievances in NATO countries and discredited Western democracies.—
Michael Chertoff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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These killings—and dozens of other attempts and near misses in many countries—have disgusted decent people and embarrassed even many who hold otherwise anti-Jewish views.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Americans were left to root for the same team that embarrassed them, and that team delivered.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Disgraced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgraced. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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