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disgraceful

[dis-greys-fuhl]

adjective

  1. bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.



disgraceful

/ ɪˈɡɪʊ /

adjective

  1. shameful; scandalous

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Other Word Forms

  • disgracefully adverb
  • disgracefulness noun
  • 徱ˈڳܱԱ noun
  • 徱ˈڳܱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disgraceful1

First recorded in 1585–95; disgrace + -ful
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Here at the City Ground, where England were welcomed ecstatically before kick-off, fans cut straight to jeering, with shouts of "disgraceful" as the players made their way off.

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He said it is "disgraceful" that people are "trying to take advantage of pensioners" less than 24 hours after the payments were restored.

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"I call on the countries that still support the ICC, many of whose freedom was purchased at the price of great American sacrifices to fight this disgraceful attack on our nation and Israel."

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Others have expressed frustration with the bank's response, with one saying it was "disgraceful" there was no timeframe, while another called it "very poor service".

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In the coming weeks you'll hear government sources boast about the importance of this Spending Review and say it's disgraceful that the Conservatives swerved doing full audits for years.

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