disgraceful

  • 11disgraceful — [[t]dɪsgre͟ɪsfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ that (disapproval) If you say that something such as behaviour or a situation is disgraceful, you disapprove of it strongly, and feel that the person or people responsible should be ashamed of… …

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  • 12disgraceful — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ absolutely, quite (esp. BrE), utterly (esp. BrE) ▪ There s litter everywhere. It s absolutely disgraceful. Disgraceful is used wit …

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  • 13disgraceful — adjective Date: 1597 bringing or involving disgrace < disgraceful conduct > • disgracefully adverb • disgracefulness noun …

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  • 14disgraceful — dis|grace|ful [ dıs greısfəl ] adjective extremely bad or shocking: a disgraceful waste of taxpayers money ╾ dis|grace|ful|ly adverb: They behaved disgracefully! …

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  • 15disgraceful — adjective extremely bad or unacceptable: It s a disgraceful state of affairs when decent folk are afraid to leave their homes. disgracefully adverb …

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  • 16disgraceful — adjective they caught Warren s disgraceful behavior on videotape Syn: shameful, shocking, scandalous, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, beyond contempt, beyond the pale, dishonorable, discreditable, reprehensible, base, mean, low, blameworthy …

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  • 17disgraceful — UK [dɪsˈɡreɪsf(ə)l] / US [dɪsˈɡreɪsfəl] adjective extremely bad or shocking a disgraceful waste of taxpayers money Derived word: disgracefully adverb They behaved disgracefully! …

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  • 18disgraceful — disgracefully, adv. disgracefulness, n. /dis grays feuhl/, adj. bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable. [1585 95; DISGRACE + FUL] * * * …

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  • 19disgraceful — adjective a) bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. b) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation …

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  • 20disgraceful — Synonyms and related words: aberrant, abnormal, abominable, arrant, atrocious, bad, base, beneath one, black, blamable, blameworthy, cheap, contemptible, corrupt, criminal, damnable, dark, debased, debasing, degraded, degrading, delinquent,&#8230; …

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