American English pronunciation
How to pronounce disgraceful
IPA transcription: [dɪsɡ'ɹeɪsfəl]
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Adjective
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(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson
“Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”
“an ignominious retreat”
“inglorious defeat”
“an opprobrious monument to human greed”
“a shameful display of cowardice”
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giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray
“scandalous behavior”
“the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt”
“the most shocking book of its time”
Usage examples
- What disgraceful behaviour!
- The whole house is disgraceful.
- "It's disgraceful," she said.
- Several townspeople from Lebanon were highly disappointed in the novel and called it disgraceful.