What does disgraceful mean in English? Meaning of disgraceful definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "disgraceful": giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
Adjective
Meaning: giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputationExample: scandalous behavior
the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt
the most shocking book of its timeSynonyms: disgraceful
scandalous
shameful
shockingSimilar: immoralPronunciation in UK: [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ], [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]
Meaning of "disgraceful": (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
Adjective
Meaning: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shameExample: 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 cowardiceSynonyms: black
disgraceful
ignominious
inglorious
opprobrious
shamefulSimilar: dishonorable
dishonourablePronunciation in UK: [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ], [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]
Adjective: Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, The Celebrity: Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, The Celebrity: Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda.Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.Synonyms:
shocking, ignominious, degrading, contemptible, scandalous, blameworthy, detestable, dishonorable, disreputable, ignoble, infamous, inglorious, mean, offensive, opprobrious, shabby, shady, shoddy, unworthy, discreditable, unrespectable,
Antonyms:
exalted, honorable, respectable,
