disgraced
disgraced is the simple past and past participle of disgrace.
Meaning of disgrace
Verb
disgrace (third-person singular simple present disgraces, present participle disgracing, simple past and past participle disgraced)
- To put someone or something out of favor; to bring shame or ignominy upon.
- […] some families renounced the use of a certain praenomen which had been disgraced by one of their name […]1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv
- Synonyms:
- discredit, disparage, humiliate, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, defame, degrade, demean
Adjective
disgraced
- Having been disgraced; having a damaged reputation.
- a disgraced politician
- Ms. Ellison, 28, has agreed to help federal prosecutors build their case against Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of FTX and a co-founder of Alameda Research, the trading firm that Ms. Ellison had run.2022 December 23, Matthew Goldstein, Benjamin Weiser, “Alameda Executive Says She Is ‘Truly Sorry’ for Her Role in FTX Collapse”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Words formed from disgraced
Questions about disgraced
- What does disgraced mean?
- Disgraced means having been disgraced; having a damaged reputation.
- What is disgraced the simple past and past participle of?
- Disgraced is the simple past and past participle of disgrace.
- What part of speech is disgraced?
- Disgraced is an adjective.
Words near disgraced in the dictionary
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