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disgraceful

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]
  • UK: [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S G R EY1 S F AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: disgusting

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
  • an ignominious retreat
  • inglorious defeat
  • an opprobrious monument to human greed
  • a shameful display of cowardice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • scandalous behavior
  • the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt
  • the most shocking book of its time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scandalous, shameful, shocking

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From disgrace + -ful.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aromanian: arushinos — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Bulgarian: срамен (sramen) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Bulgarian: позорен (pozoren) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可恥 /可耻 (kěchǐ) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Chinese Mandarin: 羞慚 /羞惭 (xiūcán) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Czech: ostudný — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Danish: skammelig — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Finnish: häpeällinen — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • French: honteux — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • French: scandaleux — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • French: déshonorant — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • French: ignominieux — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • German: schändlich — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • German: skandalös — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • German: erbärmlich — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Greek: αισχρός (aischrós) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Greek: ελεεινός (eleeinós) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Ancient Greek: αἰσχρός (aiskhrós) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hebrew: מַחְפִּיר (maẖpír) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hindi: अपमानजनक (apmānajnak) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hungarian: szégyenletes — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hungarian: szégyenteljes — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hungarian: csúfos — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hungarian: gyalázatos — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Hungarian: botrányos — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Indonesian: memalukan — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Italian: vergognoso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Italian: disonorevole — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Italian: deprecabile — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Italian: obbrobrioso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Italian: disonorante — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Italian: ignominioso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Japanese: 恥ずべき (hazubeki) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Japanese: 不名誉な (fumeiyo-na) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Korean: 수치스러운 (suchiseureoun) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Latin: dēfōrmis — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Latin: indecor — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Latin: ignominiosus — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Latin: propudiosus — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Latin: propudianus — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Manx: anghooagh — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Māori: whakatautauhea — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Norwegian: vanærende — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Norwegian: skammelig — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Norwegian: skjendig — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Plautdietsch: schentlich — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Plautdietsch: schaundhauft — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Plautdietsch: schaundboa — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Portuguese: vergonhoso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Portuguese: infame — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Romanian: rușinos — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Russian: позо́рный (pozórnyj) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Russian: посты́дный (postýdnyj) — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Scottish Gaelic: nàr — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Serbo-Croatian: бешчастан — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Serbo-Croatian: beščastan — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Spanish: vergonzoso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Spanish: deshonroso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Spanish: escandaloso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Spanish: ignominioso — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Vietnamese: ô nhục — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Vietnamese: nhục nhã — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Vietnamese: hổ thẹn — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Vietnamese: xấu hổ — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Welsh: gwarthus — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Welsh: cywilyddus — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
  • Welsh: gwaradwyddus — bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
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