Antonyms for disgrace


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : dis-greys
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈgreɪs


Definition of disgrace

Origin :
  • 1550s, "disfigure," from Middle French disgracier (16c.), from Italian disgraziare, from disgrazia "misfortune, deformity," from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + grazia "grace" (see grace). Meaning "bring shame upon" is from 1590s. Related: Disgraced; disgracing. The noun is 1580s, from Middle French disgrace (16c.).
  • noun state of shame; bad reputation
  • verb bring shame upon
Example sentences :
  • Only, my dear, do not disgrace my report when you come to supper.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Does he believe, that the disgrace which I supper on his account, will give him a merit with me?
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • The fear of the disgrace of a whipping was too much for me, and I succumbed to the evil one.
  • Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
  • God would see to their honor or disgrace; what she had to do was to be a sister!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She hastened to point out the other side of the matter, the insecurity of it, the disgrace.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • If we have fallen into disgrace by sin, we should repent and lead a better life.
  • Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
  • I know Mr. Mortimer has determined to accept the disgrace, and he will go away.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Him, his own high-born pupil was enabled to unmask, and his disgrace was visited on me.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • My name shall never be a disgrace to those who may belong to me.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • This, he said, was impossible; it would be a disgrace that could never be wiped away.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

Synonyms for disgrace

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