disgrace
part of speech
noun (a disgrace; disgrace, uncountable); verb (disgrace, disgraces, disgraced, disgracing)
meaning for a pupil
1) Disgrace is losing other people's respect because you did something very bad or shameful. tree →
2) A disgrace is something or someone so bad that it is shocking: "This mess is a disgrace!" tree →
3) To disgrace someone means to bring shame on them, such as your family or school. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, a character may "fall into disgrace" or be sent away "in disgrace" after doing wrong. Adults often say "It's a disgrace!" when angry about a mess or unfairness. In lessons about little sins, children learn that after a disgrace you can still say sorry and rebuild trust. Phrases: «in disgrace», «a public disgrace», «bring disgrace on», «It's a disgrace!», «fall into disgrace».
examples
- Your bedroom is a disgrace! tree →
- He was sent home in disgrace after the fight. tree →
- The cheating brought disgrace on the whole team. tree →
- It's a disgrace that the park is full of litter. tree →
- She didn't want to disgrace her family. tree →
- The disgraced minister left her job. tree →
- After the disgrace, he worked hard to earn back their trust. tree →
- Grown-ups and children sneered and hooted at Iktomi's disgrace. tree →
note
Uncountable for the state of shame («in disgrace»), countable in «a disgrace». Verb: disgraced, disgracing. Adjective: disgraceful. Prefix «dis-» + grace (favour, good name).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «disgrace» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.