Disgrace

Disgrace
Disgrace Dis*grace" (?; 277), n. [F. disgr[^a]ce; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + gr[^a]ce. See {Grace}.] 1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect. [1913 Webster]

Macduff lives in disgrace. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy. [1913 Webster]

To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of honor to disgrace's feet? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being. [1913 Webster]

4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The interchange continually of favors and disgraces. --Bacon.

Syn: Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit; disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation. [1913 Webster]


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  • disgrâce — [ disgras ] n. f. • 1539; it. disgrazia → grâce 1 ♦ Vieilli Perte des bonnes grâces, de la faveur (d une personne dont on dépend). ⇒ défaveur. « Lorsque tout tremble devant le tyran, et qu il est aussi dangereux d encourir sa faveur que de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • disgrace — n Disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, shame, infamy, ignominy, opprobrium, obloquy, odium mean the state, condition, character, or less often the cause of suffering disesteem and of enduring reproach or severe censure. Disgrace may imply no more than… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disgrâce — DISGRÂCE. s. f. Perte, privation des bonnes grâces d une personne puissante. On ne sait d où vient sa disgrâce, la cause, le sujet de sa disgrâce. Tomber en disgrâce. Encourir la disgrâce du Prin ce. Durant sa disgrâce. f♛/b] Il signifie aussi,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • disgrace — Disgrace. s. f. Défaveur, perte, privation des bonnes graces d une personne puissante. On ne sçait d où vient sa disgrace. la cause, le sujet de sa disgrace. estre en disgrace. tomber en disgrace. encourir la disgrace du Prince. durant sa… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Disgrace — Disgrâce (roman) Disgrâce Auteur John Maxwell Coetzee Genre Roman Version originale Titre original Disgrace Éditeur original Secker Warburg Langue originale Anglai …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Disgrâce — (roman) Disgrâce Auteur John Maxwell Coetzee Genre Roman Version originale Titre original Disgrace Éditeur original Secker Warburg Langue originale Anglai …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Disgrace — Dis*grace , 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. [1913 Webster] Flatterers of the disgraced minister. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Disgrace — may refer to: Disgrace (novel), a Booker Prize winning novel by J. M. Coetzee Disgrace (film), a 2008 film adaption of the novel This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • disgrace — Disgrace, f. penac. Est de prononciation Italienne. Le François devroit dire Desgrace, tout ainsi qu il dit Desfaveur, Deshonneur, Destruire, et tels autres que l Italien escrit et prononce Disfavore, Dishonore, Distruggere, Et l Espagnol… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • disgrace — [dis grās′] n. [Fr disgrâce < It disgrazia < dis (L dis ), not + grazia, favor < L gratia: see GRACE] 1. the state of being in disfavor, as because of bad conduct 2. loss of favor or respect; public dishonor; ignominy; disrepute; shame 3 …   English World dictionary

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