Disgraceful: meaning, definitions and examples
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disgraceful
[ dษชsหษกreษชsfสl ]
behavior
Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; lacking decency or propriety.
Synonyms
dishonorable, disreputable, shameful
Examples of usage
- It was disgraceful behavior for a professional athlete.
- The company's treatment of its employees was disgraceful.
- The politician's actions were considered disgraceful by the public.
Translations
Translations of the word "disgraceful" in other languages:
๐ต๐น vergonhoso
๐ฎ๐ณ เคถเคฐเฅเคฎเคจเคพเค
๐ฉ๐ช schรคndlich
๐ฎ๐ฉ memalukan
๐บ๐ฆ ะณะฐะฝะตะฑะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ haniebny
๐ฏ๐ต ๆฅใในใ (hazubeki)
๐ซ๐ท honteux
๐ช๐ธ vergonzoso
๐น๐ท utanรง verici
๐ฐ๐ท ์์น์ค๋ฌ์ด (suchiseureoun)
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ุฎุฒู
๐จ๐ฟ hanebnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ hanebnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅฏ่ป็ (kฤchว de)
๐ธ๐ฎ sramoten
๐ฎ๐ธ skammarlegt
๐ฐ๐ฟ าฑัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแแแ แชแฎแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ utancverici
๐ฒ๐ฝ vergonzoso
Word origin
The word 'disgraceful' originated from the Middle English word 'disgracios', which meant 'full of grace'. However, over time, the negative connotation of the word evolved to its current meaning of causing shame or disapproval. The history of the word reflects society's changing values and perceptions of behavior and appearance.
See also: disgrace, disgraced, disgracefully, grace, graceful, gracefully, gracefulness, gracious, ungraceful, ungracefully, ungracefulness.