disgrace

1. noun

1)

he brought disgrace on the family

Syn:

dishonor, shame, discredit, ignominy, degradation, disrepute, ill repute, infamy, scandal, stigma, opprobrium, obloquy, condemnation, vilification, contempt, disrespect; humiliation, embarrassment, loss of face; dated disesteem

Ant:

honor

2)

the unemployment figures are a disgrace

Syn:

scandal, outrage; discredit, reproach, affront, insult; stain, blemish, blot, black mark; informal crime, sin

Ant:

credit

2. verb

1)

you have disgraced the family name

Syn:

bring shame on, shame, dishonor, discredit, bring into disrepute, degrade, debase, defame, stigmatize, taint, sully, tarnish, besmirch, stain, blacken, drag through the mud/mire

Ant:

honor

2)

he was publicly disgraced

Syn:

discredit, dishonor, stigmatize; humiliate, cause to lose face, chasten, humble, demean, put someone in their place, take down a peg or two, cut down to size

Ant:

honor

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- in disgrace