Misgrace

//mɪsˈɡɹeɪs// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    disgrace no-plural

    "[...] — but 'tis a misgrace that you have but the one.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To grace or treat wrongly; disgrace; offend; ill-treat; disrespect transitive

    "He into Troas sent me forth, and many charges gave me, Alway to be preeminent, and play the chief to others, Nor to misgrace my fathers' breed, who foremost were in valour Alike in Argive Ephyra and Lycia's expanses."

Synonyms

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disgracedisgrace

Example

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"He into Troas sent me forth, and many charges gave me, Alway to be preeminent, and play the chief to others, Nor to misgrace my fathers' breed, who foremost were in valour Alike in Argive Ephyra and Lycia's expanses."

Etymology

From mis- + grace.

Related phrases

ill treat

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