| NOUN | state | disgrace, shame, ignominy | a state of dishonor |
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| VERB | social | disgrace, dishonor, dishonour, attaint, shame | bring shame or dishonor upon |
| emotion | disgrace, take down, degrade, demean, put down | reduce in worth or character, usually verbally | |
| communication | disgrace, discredit | damage the reputation of |
| Sounds | dihsgrey's | |
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| Rhymes | ace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys... | |
| Meaning | A state of dishonor. | |
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| Synonyms | shame, ignominy | |
| Narrower | humiliation | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
| obloquy, opprobrium | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse | |
| odium | state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior | |
| reproach | disgrace or shame | |
| Broader | dishonor, dishonour | A state of shame or disgrace |
| Spanish | desgracia, deshonra, ignominia, sambenito, vergüenza | |
| Catalan | ignomínia, vergonya | |
| Verbs | disgrace | damage the reputation of |
| disgrace | bring shame or dishonor upon | |
| Meaning | Bring shame or dishonor upon. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The performance is likely to disgrace Sue | |
| Synonyms | dishonor, dishonour, attaint, shame | |
| Narrower | foul, befoul, defile, maculate | Spot, stain, or pollute |
| Opposite | honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon |
| Spanish | abochornar, avergonzar, deshonrar | |
| Catalan | avergonyir-se, avergonyir, deshonrar | |
| Nouns | disgrace | a state of dishonor |
| Meaning | Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | take down, degrade, demean, put down | |
| Narrower | dehumanize, dehumanise | deprive of human qualities |
| reduce | lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation | |
| Broader | humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase | Cause to feel shame |
| Spanish | degradarse, degradar, deshonrarse, deshonrar, envilecer | |
| Catalan | degradar-se, degradar, deshonrar-se, deshonrar, envilanir, envilir | |
| Meaning | damage the reputation of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | discredit | |
| Broader | disparage, belittle, pick at | Express a negative opinion of |
| Spanish | desacreditar, desprestigiar, ultrajar | |
| Catalan | desacreditar, desprestigiar | |
| Nouns | disgrace | a state of dishonor |
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