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disgraceful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | black, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful |
| Derivation | disgracefulness |
disgraceful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | scandalous, shameful, shocking |
Examples of disgraceful
disgraceful
Disgraceful to see this unpatriotic rag running down a British IT success story.
From the guardian.co.uk
The public RUNS from this disgraceful seriously unpresidential shameful conduct.
From the washingtontimes.com
Showing this kind of disgraceful disrespect is so low that words cannot suffice.
From the kansas.com
The CPSO should be ashamed of Polevoy's disgraceful and unprofessional behavior.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
The waste of energy is disgraceful enough, but what is it doing to our wildlife?
From the newscientist.com
I don't think its very nice to call DembaDemba's thoughts and fears disgraceful.
From the guardian.co.uk
Rotherham's disgraceful move represents the triumph of ideology over compassion.
From the express.co.uk
Disgraceful organisation compared to when I used to hold membership so long ago.
From the nbr.co.nz
That makes the recent ugliness in American politics seem even more disgraceful.
From the suntimes.com
- Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
- Black: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of ...
- (disgracefully) in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree; "his grades were disgracefully low"
- (disgracefulness) shamefulness: unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
- (disgrace) shame: a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
- (disgrace) dishonor: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- (disgrace) take down: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
- (disgrace) discredit: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"
- Disgraceful was Dubstar's debut album. It was released in October 1995 on the Food Records label, a division of EMI that was also home to Blur.
