Your wrongdoing is a disgrace to our school.
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Disgrace
/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/
Synonyms for "disgrace" (193 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (58)
defamedeflatedeflationdefrockdegradationdegradedeplumedepreciatedepreciationderogate fromderogationdescentdesecrationdetract fromdetractiondirty shamedisapprovaldisapprove ofdiscreditdiscrediting
Noun(7 words)
Related words (96)
indignityinfamyiniquityinsultknaveryknockknock downknockinglet downletdownlibellow-down dirty shamelowerlukewarm supportmake little ofminimizeminimizingmortificationmortifynotoriety
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obliquityobloquyodiumopprobriumpillorypityprofanationpullput downput output to shameput-downputting downreflect discredit uponreproachreprobacyrun downsacrilegescandalscandalizeself-abasementself-abnegationself-diminishmentsetdownshameshamefacednessshamefastnesssinslightslightingslursmearsmirchsoilsour grapesspeak ill ofspotstainstigmastigmatizesubmit to indignitysullytainttaketarnishterrible thingundoingunfrockvilificationvilifyvillainyviolationvitiatevitiationwrong
Noun(17 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ignominy, shame, abasement, abomination, asperse.
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
More specific
15 entriescorruptiondishonordramatic crydramatic utteranceeditorial exclamationexcommunicationfraudhumiliateignominymoral reproachostracismpublic disgracescandalshameshunning
Collocations
12 entriesacts of disgracecultural opprobriumgrave disgracegreat disgraceloss of reputationmoral disgracemoral failingnational disgracepolitical disgracepublic disgracesocial stigmautter disgrace
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 17 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- խայտառակություն noun (that which brings dishonor)
Bulgarian
1 entries- позор noun (that which brings dishonor)
Czech
2 entries- ostouzení noun (that which brings dishonor)
- ponižování noun (that which brings dishonor)
Danish
1 entries- skændsel noun (that which brings dishonor)
Dutch
1 entries- blamage noun (that which brings dishonor)
Finnish
1 entries- häpeä noun (that which brings dishonor)
Galician
1 entries- deshonra noun (that which brings dishonor)
German
4 entries- Blamage noun (that which brings dishonor)
- Peinlichkeit noun (that which brings dishonor)
- Schande noun (that which brings dishonor)
- Schmach noun (that which brings dishonor)
Greek
3 entries- αίσχος noun (that which brings dishonor)
- ντροπή noun (that which brings dishonor)
- όνειδος noun (that which brings dishonor)
Hungarian
4 entries- csúfság noun (that which brings dishonor)
- szégyen noun (that which brings dishonor)
- szégyenfolt noun (that which brings dishonor)
- szégyenteljes dolog noun (that which brings dishonor)
Latin
2 entries- dēdecus noun (that which brings dishonor)
- flāgitium noun (that which brings dishonor)
Malayalam
1 entries- അപമാനം noun (that which brings dishonor)
Middle English
1 entries- dishoneste noun (that which brings dishonor)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- skam noun (that which brings dishonor)
Romanian
1 entries- ocară noun (that which brings dishonor)
Spanish
1 entries- baldón noun (that which brings dishonor)
Swedish
1 entries- blamage noun (that which brings dishonor)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
What you did brought disgrace on the whole class.
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These slums are a disgrace to the city.
Source: tatoeba (60430)
It will take a long time to live down your disgrace.
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Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "disgrace"?
Closest matches include ignominy, shame, abasement, abomination, asperse.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "disgrace"?
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