Meaning of disgraceful in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    disgraceful

    Definitions

    1. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

    Examples

    • « scandalous behavior »
    • « the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt- Thackeray »
    • « the most shocking book of its time »

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  2. 2. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

    Examples

    • « Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands- Rachel Carson »
    • « an ignominious retreat »
    • « inglorious defeat »
    • « an opprobrious monument to human »

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