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Disgrace. Today's crossword puzzle clue is a quick one: Disgrace. We will try to find the right answer to this particular crossword clue. Here are the possible solutions for "Disgrace" clue. It was last seen in Daily quick crossword. We have 15 possible answers in our database.
to be so bad or unacceptable that you make people lose respect for the group or activity you are connected to: You're a disgrace (to the family) - what a way to behave! Fans like these are a disgrace to our country. What he did was outrageous. He's a disgrace to the medical profession.
noun. 1. a. : the condition of one fallen from grace : the condition of one who has lost honor (see honor entry 1 sense 1a) left in disgrace. b. : loss of grace, favor, or honor. brought disgrace upon the family. 2. : a source of shame. Your manners are a disgrace.
Synonyms for DISGRACE: shame, contempt, humiliation, ignominy, disrepute, dishonor, infamy, discredit; Antonyms of DISGRACE: respect, honor, esteem, regard, fear, admiration, appreciation, estimation.
1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame. the disgrace of criminals. 2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful. 3. the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust. courtiers and ministers in disgrace. transitive verb.
a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful. the state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust: courtiers and ministers in disgrace. Synonyms: obloquy, odium, disfavor.
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee’s searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a twice divorced, 52-year-old professor of communications and Romantic Poetry at Cape Technical University. Lurie believes he has created a comfortable, if somewhat passionless, life for himself.
