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disgrace

Nouns

• (n) a state of dishonor
  • one mistake brought shame to all his family
  • suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
  ignominy, shame,

Verbs

• (v) bring shame or dishonor upon
  • he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
  attaint, dishonor, dishonour, shame,
• (v) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  • She tends to put down younger women colleagues
  • His critics took him down after the lecture
  demean, degrade, take down, put down,
• (v) damage the reputation of
  • This newspaper story discredits the politicians
  discredit,

Synonyms

ignominy shame attaint dishonor dishonour demean degrade take down put down discredit

Antonyms

honor honour reward

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