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# disgrace

noun (a disgrace; disgrace, uncountable); verb (disgrace, disgraces, disgraced, disgracing)

«disgrace» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Disgrace is losing other people's respect because you did something very bad or shameful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#m1)
2. A disgrace is something or someone so bad that it is shocking: "This mess is a disgrace!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#m2)
3. To disgrace someone means to bring shame on them, such as your family or school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories, a character may "fall into disgrace" or be sent away "in disgrace" after doing wrong. Adults often say "It's a disgrace!" when angry about a mess or unfairness. In lessons about little sins, children learn that after a disgrace you can still say sorry and rebuild trust. Phrases: «in disgrace», «a public disgrace», «bring disgrace on», «It's a disgrace!», «fall into disgrace».

### Examples

- Your bedroom is a disgrace! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x1)
- He was sent home in disgrace after the fight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x2)
- The cheating brought disgrace on the whole team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x3)
- It's a disgrace that the park is full of litter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x4)
- She didn't want to disgrace her family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x5)
- The disgraced minister left her job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x6)
- After the disgrace, he worked hard to earn back their trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x7)
- Grown-ups and children sneered and hooted at Iktomi's disgrace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable for the state of shame («in disgrace»), countable in «a disgrace». Verb: disgraced, disgracing. Adjective: disgraceful. Prefix «dis-» + grace (favour, good name).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disgrace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgrace/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disgrace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disgrace.html) on Mova free.