disgraceful

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disgraceful

  • [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ] UK
  • [dɪzˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ] UK

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From disgrace + -ful.

adjective more disgraceful · disgracefuller · most disgraceful · disgracefullest · disgracefull

  1. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. Fourthly, in the disgracefullest defeat at Hiftaniola that ever this Kingdom suffered in any age or time.

    Similar: disgusting

  2. Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. I dono' where she 's raised, but she do go on de most disgracefullest since she been here.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shameful, ignominious, opprobrious, dishonourable, dishonorable, scandalous, inglorious, immoral, shocking, black, disgraced, ashamed, shaming, infamous, contemptible, objectionable

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Every language

adj bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous

Españolvergonzoso, deshonroso, escandaloso, ignominioso
한국어수치스러운 suchiseureoun
日本語恥ずべき hazubeki, 不名誉な fumeiyo-na
中文可恥 /可耻 kěchǐ, 羞慚 /羞惭 xiūcán
हिन्दीअपमानजनक apmānajnak
Portuguêsvergonhoso, infame
Françaishonteux, scandaleux, déshonorant, ignominieux
Deutschschändlich, skandalös, erbärmlich
Italianovergognoso, disonorevole, deprecabile, obbrobrioso, disonorante, ignominioso
Ελληνικάαισχρός aischrós, ελεεινός eleeinós
Românărușinos
Русскийпозо́рный pozórnyj, посты́дный postýdnyj
Tiếng Việtô nhục, nhục nhã, hổ thẹn, xấu hổ
עבריתמַחְפִּיר maẖpír

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@misc{disgraceful_2026,
  title = {disgraceful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disgraceful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}