Disgraceful: meaning, definitions and examples

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disgraceful

 

[ dษชsหˆษกreษชsfสŠl ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

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.
Context #2 | Adjective

appearance

Causing shame or disapproval; very bad or unpleasant.

Synonyms

appalling, shameful, shocking

Examples of usage

  • The hotel had disgraceful accommodations.
  • His disgraceful appearance shocked everyone at the party.

Translations

Translations of the word "disgraceful" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น vergonhoso

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคถเคฐเฅเคฎเคจเคพเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช schรคndlich

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ memalukan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะณะฐะฝะตะฑะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ haniebny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆฅใšในใ (hazubeki)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท honteux

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ vergonzoso

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท utanรง verici

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ˆ˜์น˜์Šค๋Ÿฌ์šด (suchiseureoun)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ุฎุฒู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hanebnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ hanebnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅฏ่€ป็š„ (kฤ›chว de)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ sramoten

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skammarlegt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฑัั‚ั‚ั‹

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒแƒ›แƒแƒ แƒชแƒฎแƒ•แƒ˜แƒœแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ utancverici

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ vergonzoso

Etymology

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.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #14,707, this word is part of sophisticated English vocabulary. It's useful for academic or professional contexts where precise language is needed.