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DISGRACEFUL

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• DISGRACEFUL (adjective)
The adjective DISGRACEFUL has 2 senses:

1. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
2. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

Familiarity information: DISGRACEFUL used as an adjective is rare.

• DISGRACEFUL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

Synonyms:

disgraceful; scandalous; shameful; shocking

Context examples:

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

Similar:

immoral (deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

Synonyms:

shameful; ignominious; inglorious; disgraceful; opprobrious; black

Context 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

Similar:

dishonorable; dishonourable (lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor)

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