disgrace.

A loss of public respect caused by conduct judged dishonorable, or something that causes it.

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Words that belong together

• fall into disgrace
• public disgrace

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The scandal brought the institution into disgrace.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular disgrace; plural disgraces. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: disgraces.