1
as in shame
the state of having lost the esteem of others
the players who threw the game were in disgrace with their schoolmates
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2
as in to humiliate
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 disgrace
Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Luca Zaia, the head of the surrounding Veneto region, calls the protests a disgrace.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 7 June 2025
The fight has provided fodder for Democrats, who are calling for an investigation into Trump’s alleged connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
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Noun
The brazen and aggressive manhandling of Senator Padilla by the Trump administration is a sickening disgrace.
—Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Luca Zaia, the head of the surrounding Veneto region, calls the protests a disgrace.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Verb
Musk fired back on X, suggesting the president would have lost the 2024 election without him, linking Trump to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and backing calls for the president’s impeachment.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 7 June 2025
The fight has provided fodder for Democrats, who are calling for an investigation into Trump’s alleged connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgrace
Noun
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Here’s an alphabetical list: Demons at Dawn is Julián Hernández’s morning-after romance, a rebuke of the walk of shame that embraces a careerist couple’s need for love.—
Armond White,
National Review,
9 July 2025
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Many people with hypersexual behaviors feel intense feelings of guilt and shame, which can affect their mental health.2 Experts aren’t sure what causes hypersexuality.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The pension scandal: a quarter-century nightmare The funding squeeze is being felt across every agency as the county projects what will likely be an $8 million to $10 million deficit by the end of 2025, said Matt Fortman, the county's fiscal administrator.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
11 July 2025
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That hasn’t stopped the bets in a state with a long history of scandals related to gambling — and failed attempts to shut it down.—
Josh Salman,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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This is a group of smart, resilient and cheerfully irreverent people who definitely don’t want your pity.—
Anupama Chopra,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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Suddenly sitting atop the industry leader, John, Junior regarded Fred Smith with a combination of amusement, disdain or pity.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Then two of his classmates did something magical. 'And I was humiliated again' The story Griffin started to tell began in first grade just after his family moved from one part of his suburban New York town to another, and Griffin was the new kid in school.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Why risk thousands of dollars to be humiliated and possibly denied entry?—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
Verb
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That terrifying consequence alone is sufficient to discredit the executive order.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
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And for that, I was met with silence, deflection, and efforts to discredit me.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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SoCal embarrassed the Jekyll & Hyde Utah team, who were flying how but who lose easily to the near-last place Hard Eights for their only win of the weekend.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Such an attack might embarrass Trump and spur him to make good on his threat in his address to the nation on Saturday evening to respond to Iran with even greater force.—
Uri Friedman,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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“Disgrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgrace. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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