 disgraceful |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | |
| Synonyms: | shameful shocking scandalous | |
| Examples: | "scandalous behavior" "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray "the most shocking book of its time" |
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| Related terms: | immoral | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | |
| Synonyms: | shameful inglorious opprobrious ignominious black | |
| Examples: | "an ignominious retreat" "inglorious defeat" "an opprobrious monument to human greed" "a shameful display of cowardice" |
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| Related terms: | dishonorable | |
| Similar spelling: |
disgracefully disgrace disgraced disgorge |
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