disgraceful
pronunciation
How to pronounce disgraceful in British English:
UK [dɪsˈgreɪsfl]
How to pronounce disgraceful in American English:
US [dɪsˈɡresfəl]
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- Adjective:
- giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Word Origin
- disgraceful (adj.)
- 1590s, "graceless," opposite of graceful; see dis- + graceful. Meaning "full of disgrace" (1590s) is from disgrace + -ful. Related: Disgracefully.
Synonym
Example
- 1. What you are doing is disgraceful , hypocritical and morally corrupt .
- 2. It denounces " disgraceful " alliances with " illiberal theocrats " .
- 3. And that tremendous discipline has meant that , again and again , the story has been the disgraceful and unprovoked police brutality .
- 4. Since christ wants his family to be known for our love for each other , broken fellowship is a disgraceful testimony to unbelievers .
- 5. Third , india has managed religious and ethnic tensions pretty well , aside from the disgraceful anti-muslim pogroms in gujarat in 2002 .