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(; 277), n.[F. disgrce; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + grce. See Grace.] 1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. Macduff lives in disgrace. Shak. 2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy. To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of honor to disgrace's feet? Shak. 3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being. 4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.] The interchange continually of favors and disgraces. Bacon. Syn. -- Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit; disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation. Disgrace" v. t.[imp. & p. p.Disgraced (); p. pr. & vb. n.Disgracing ().] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.] 1. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor. Flatterers of the disgraced minister. Macaulay. Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed. J. Morley. 2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation. Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace. Pope. His ignorance disgraced him. Johnson. 3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile. The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace. Spenser. Syn. -- To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame; dishonor; debase. スポンサード リンク
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