disgraceful
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
1) Very bad, shameful, and deserving strong disapproval. tree →
2) Shocking in a way that makes people feel ashamed for whoever did it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and real life, adults call bad behaviour, cheating, mess or unfair treatment «disgraceful»; it tells the reader the speaker is very cross and shocked; phrases: «a disgraceful way to behave», «absolutely disgraceful», «it's disgraceful that…».
examples
- Throwing litter in the river is disgraceful. tree →
- «Your bedroom is disgraceful!» said Mum. tree →
- The referee called the foul disgraceful. tree →
- It is disgraceful that some children have no warm coat. tree →
- The players' behaviour after the match was disgraceful. tree →
- Grandpa thought the price of a coffee was disgraceful. tree →
- The newspaper called the broken promise disgraceful. tree →
- “It’s disgraceful,” he said, blowing out his nostrils. “Those camels have racketed through our lines again--the third time this week. tree →
note
Adverb: disgracefully. Noun: disgrace («It's a disgrace!»). Strong word; stronger than «naughty» or «bad». Spelling: disgrace + ful (one l).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «disgraceful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.