misgrace
/mɪsˈɡɹeɪs/
misgrace verb: to grace or treat wrongly; disgrace; offend; ill-treat; disrespect.
Verb
misgrace (third-person singular simple present misgraces, present participle misgracing, simple past and past participle misgraced)
- To grace or treat wrongly; disgrace; offend; ill-treat; disrespect
- He into Troas sent me forth, and many charges gave me, Alway to be preeminent, and play the chief to others, Nor to misgrace my fathers' breed, who foremost were in valour Alike in Argive Ephyra and Lycia's expanses.1856, Homer, Francis William Newman, The Iliad of Homer
- In my chautauqua days, happily long since passed, I used frequently to misgrace the public platform and it was frequently my pleasant chore to introduce John Mason Brown.1959, William F. McDermott, The best of McDermott: selected writings - Page 252
Noun
misgrace (plural not attested)
- disgrace
- [...] — but 'tis a misgrace that you have but the one."1879, Lady Augusta Noel, From Generation to Generation - Volume 1 - Page 136
- On such wise have they burned Me, taper-like, that o'er me The cup wept and the lyre Lament for my misgrace made.1901, Hāfiz, John Payne, Villon Society, The Poems of Shemseddin Mohammed Hafiz of Shiraz
misgrace meaning in Bengali
misgrace in Bengali
- ভুলভাবে ভূষিত করা, আচরণ করা, অপমান করা, বিরক্ত করা, অসদাচরণ করা, অশ্রদ্ধা করা
Forms of misgrace
| third-person singular present | misgraces |
|---|---|
| present participle | misgracing |
| past participle | misgraced |
| past | misgraced |
Origin of misgrace
From mis- + grace.
Words that rhyme with misgrace
45 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- embrace
- lace
- replace
- mace
- displace
- bass
- efface
- plaice
- disgrace
- pes
- abase
- debase
- deface
- interlace
- misplace
- retrace
- white space
- bouillabaisse
- dace
- enlace
- grimace
- nominative case
- red in the face
- -ase
- abaisse
- acoustic bass
- aggrace
- Alsace
- apace
- artspace
- encase
- gather pace
- Harbour Grace
- Havre de Grace
- heart of grace
- into space
- Jace
- Jase
- laisse
- Naas
- outpace
- reys
- supplace
- Thrace
- torace
Questions about misgrace
- What does misgrace mean?
- Misgrace means to grace or treat wrongly; disgrace; offend; ill-treat; disrespect.
- What is misgrace in Bengali?
- Misgrace in Bengali is ভুলভাবে ভূষিত করা, আচরণ করা, অপমান করা. See Misgrace meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is misgrace?
- Misgrace can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce misgrace?
- Misgrace is pronounced /mɪsˈɡɹeɪs/.
- What is the past tense of misgrace?
- The past tense of misgrace is misgraced.
Words near misgrace in the dictionary
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