disgraceful

adjective

di-ˈskrās-fəl How to pronounce disgraceful (audio)
Definition of disgracefulnext
as in notorious
not respectable disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies

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Recent Examples of disgraceful To be ill in public was disgraceful, an affront. — Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026 Whichever ways the judicial winds blow, Madigan’s unholy alliance with ComEd is a scandal that takes its place among the worst in the lengthy and disgraceful pantheon of political corruption in Illinois. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026 The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2026 The Heat repeatedly allowed open shots and unchallenged forays to the basket in another demoralizing and disgraceful defensive display, one made all the worse by the fact the Heat is fighting for playoff seeding. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgraceful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgraceful
  1. notorious
  2. infamous
  3. shady
  4. criminal
  5. immoral
  6. shameful
Adjective
  • Pamela Smart, whose conviction for manipulating her teenage lover into killing her husband became one of America's most notorious murder cases, has asked a New Hampshire judge to let her latest bid for a new trial move forward.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • In his racing days, Ainslie was notorious for letting his temper get the better of him.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of notorious
Adjective
  • Mark Zuckerberg, then Facebook’s chief executive, used the now-infamous line in a February 2012 investor letter.
    — Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In 1973, Austin expanded its section of I-35 through the central part of the city, which eventually included its now-infamous second deck of the highway.
    — Mac Engel July 31, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of infamous
Adjective
  • Wait until fall to sod shady areas to prevent decline due to excessive moisture.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
  • His name was carved on the same gravestone as Leslie’s, on a shady plot near the sea, but his ashes were scattered somewhere far from her bones.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
Definition of shady
Adjective
  • He had not been involved in a criminal case before in the county, King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office spokesperson Casey McNerthney said.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026
  • Now, the community is about to enter what could be the final chapter in the criminal cases stemming from the state’s deadliest school shooting.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Some rabbinic readings attribute Lot’s hesitation to leave Sodom to his immoral greed and inordinate wealth.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • Court records show that 60-year-old Bradley Kyle Martin, of Dearborn Heights, is charged with using a computer or internet to communicate with another person to commit a crime and accosting children for immoral purposes.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 June 2026
Definition of immoral
Adjective
  • Only in New York, by New Yorkers, even weeks after the Knicks win — still shameful!
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • But Marie’s past — her shameful affair with a German soldier during occupation — threatens to catch up with her.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of shameful

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