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
  • The bay is notorious for its strong currents, and within hours of the boat’s sinking, rescuers were also searching the open ocean beyond the Golden Gate Bridge.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • His first stint in a Moscow jail, Shtilerman told me, resulted from his involvement in one of Russia’s most notorious financial schemes.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of notorious
Adjective
  • Broadly, Clancy’s case is similar to the infamous trial of Andrea Yates, the Texas mother who drowned her five children in their bathtub in 2001.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Strong, once the most infamous and most wanted person in the country, had faded into obscurity.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
Definition of infamous
Adjective
  • Keep the cuttings in a shady site and mist several times a day to have plants ready for containers or other flower beds in about a month.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026
  • These shady sites are great nap spots for rattlesnakes, which are common to the area.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of shady
Adjective
  • Because Hostin had no criminal history and cooperated with officers, police said he was issued a summons for trespass and released.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The arrests were approved by the leaders of the Justice Department’s criminal division, a source told CNN.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 21 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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