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Dis*grace" (?; 277), n. [F. disgrâce; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + grâce. See Grace.] 1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
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Macduff lives in disgrace. Shak.
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2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
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To tumble down thy husband and thyself
From top of honor to disgrace's feet? Shak.
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3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
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4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.]
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The interchange continually of favors and disgraces. Bacon.

Syn. -- Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit; disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy; humiliation.
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Dis*grace", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgraced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Disgracing (?).] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.] 1. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
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Flatterers of the disgraced minister. Macaulay.
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Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed. J. Morley.
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2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
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Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace. Pope.
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His ignorance disgraced him. Johnson.
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3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
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The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace. Spenser.

Syn. -- To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame; dishonor; debase.
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