American English pronunciation

How to pronounce disgraceful

IPA transcription: [dɪsɡ'ɹeɪsfəl]

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Adjective

  • (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”

  • 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.