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bring reproach upon — index discredit, disgrace, disparage, stain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bring shame upon — index derogate, disgrace, dishonor (deprive of honor), humiliate, pillory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bring disgrace on — dishonor, bring shame upon … English contemporary dictionary
disgrace — I UK [dɪsˈɡreɪs] / US noun 1) [uncountable] the loss of other people s respect because of something bad that you have done in disgrace: Holman was sent home in disgrace after assaulting one of the other players. bring disgrace upon/on… … English dictionary
disgrace — dis|grace1 [ dıs greıs ] noun 1. ) uncount the loss of other people s respect because of something bad that you have done: in disgrace: Holman was sent home in disgrace after assaulting one of the other players. bring disgrace upon/on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disgrace — I noun abasement, abjectness, abomination, attaint, bad character, bad name, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, cause of reproach, cause of shame, comedown, condition of infamy, contempt,… … Law dictionary
disgrace — (v.) 1550s, disfigure, from M.Fr. disgracier (16c.), from It. disgraziare, from disgrazia misfortune, deformity, from dis opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + grazia grace (see GRACE (Cf. grace)). Meaning bring shame upon is from … Etymology dictionary
disgrace — [n] state of shame; bad reputation abasement, abuse, baseness, black eye*, blemish, blur, brand, comedown, contempt, contumely, corruption, culpability, debasement, debasing, defamation, degradation, derision, disbarment, discredit, disesteem,… … New thesaurus
disgrace — dis•grace [[t]dɪsˈgreɪs[/t]] n. v. graced, grac•ing 1) the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame 2) a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful 3) the state of being out of favor;… … From formal English to slang
disgrace — noun 1 loss of respect VERB + DISGRACE ▪ fall into ▪ Their father fell into disgrace and lost his business. ▪ bring ▪ His crime had brought disgrace upon his whole family. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
