Disgrace
Disgrace (?; 277) , noun
[French disgrâce; pref. dis- (Latin dis-) + grâce. See Grace.]
1.
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
Macduff lives in disgrace.
2.
The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
To tumble down thy husband and thyself
From top of honor to disgrace's feet?
3.
That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
4.
An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obsolete]
The interchange continually of favors and disgraces.
Disgrace , transitive verb
[Compare French disgracier. See Disgrace, n.]
1.
To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
Flatterers of the disgraced minister.
Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed.
2.
To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace.
His ignorance disgraced him.
3.
To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace.