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disgrace - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: disgrace
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: state of shame; bad reputation
Synonyms: abasement, abuse, baseness, black eye*, blemish, blur, brand, comedown, contempt, contumely, corruption, debasement, defamation, degradation, derision, discredit, disfavor, dishonor, disrepute, disrespect, humiliation, ignominy, infamy, meanness, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pollution, prostitution, put-down, reproach, scandal, scorn, slander, slight, slur, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, turpitude, venality, culpability, debasing, disbarment, disesteem, humbling, ill repute, ingloriousness
Antonyms: esteem, exaltation, honor, respect
Main Entry: disgrace
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring shame upon
Synonyms: abase, besmirch, blot, debase, defame, defile, degrade, depress, deride, derogate, desecrate, discredit, disfavor, dishonor, disparage, disregard, disrespect, expel, humble, humiliate, libel, lose face, lower, mock, put down, reduce, reproach, ridicule, slander, slur, snub, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tar and feather*, tarnish, attaint, give a black eye, take down a peg
Antonyms: esteem, exalt, honor, respect
Main Entry: abase
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deprive of self-esteem, confidence
Synonyms: belittle, debase, degrade, demean, diminish, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, mortify, reduce, shame
Antonyms: cherish, dignify, exalt, extol, honor, respect
Main Entry: albatross
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: burden
Synonyms: disgrace, load, millstone, misery, woe, cross to bear
Main Entry: blemish
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: flaw
Synonyms: birthmark, blister, bloom*, blot, blotch, blur, brand, bruise, bug*, catch, chip, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, discoloration, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, freckle, imperfection, impurity, lump, mark, mole, patch, pimple, pock, pockmark, scar, second, sight, smudge, snag, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint, tarnish, vice, wart, zit*, beauty spot, blackhead, blot on the landscape, cicatrix, disfigurement, hickey, lentigo, macula, maculation, nevus, nodule, speckle, whitehead
Antonyms: adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament
Main Entry: blot
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mark; flaw
Synonyms: black eye*, blemish, blotch, blur, brand, defect, discoloration, disgrace, fault, odium, onus, patch, slur, smear, smudge, speck, spot, stain, stigma, taint
Antonyms: blank, clarity
Main Entry: brand
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: label negatively
Synonyms: disgrace, mark, stigmatize, taint
Main Entry: chagrin
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause displeasure
Synonyms: abash, annoy, confuse, crush, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, dismay, displease, disquiet, dissatisfy, embarrass, humiliate, irk, irritate, mortify, peeve, perturb, shame, upset, vex
Antonyms: delight, please, make happy
Main Entry: decry
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: criticize, blame
Synonyms: abuse, bad-mouth*, belittle, calumniate, censure, condemn, defame, denounce, depreciate, derogate, detract, devalue, diminish, discount, discredit, disgrace, disparage, downgrade, hit*, knock*, lower, malign, minimize, pan*, put down, rap, reprehend, reprobate, run down, slam*, traduce, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, vilify, write off, asperse, cry down, do a number on, dump on, mark down, opprobriate, poor-mouth, rail against, take away, take swipe at, throw stones at
Antonyms: applaud, compliment, exalt, laud, praise
Main Entry: defame
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inflict libel or slander
Synonyms: bad-mouth*, belie, besmirch, blacken, blister, calumniate, denigrate, detract, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, knock, malign, pan*, roast, scandalize, scorch, slam, smear, stigmatize, traduce, vilify, vituperate, asperse, cast aspersions on, cast slur on, do a number on, put zingers on, speak evil of, throw mud at, villainize
Antonyms: approve, commend, compliment, exalt, praise
Main Entry: defile
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: corrupt, violate
Synonyms: abuse, adulterate, befoul, besmirch, contaminate, debase, deflower, degrade, desecrate, dirty, discolor, disgrace, dishonor, hurt, mess up*, molest, pollute, profane, rape, ravish, seduce, shame, smear, soil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, trash, vitiate, maculate, make foul, muck up*, scuzz up, tar
Antonyms: clean, hallow, honor, purify, sanctify, clease
Main Entry: degradation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: depravity, shame
Synonyms: abasement, debasement, decadence, decline, degeneracy, deterioration, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, evil, humiliation, ignominy, mortification, perversion, reduction, degeneration, demotion, derogation, downgrading
Antonyms: admiration, approval, elevation, honor, promotion, upgrade
Main Entry: degrade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shame, humiliate
Synonyms: abase, belittle, bench, break, bump, bust, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, decry, degenerate, demean, demote, depose, deprave, derogate, deteriorate, detract, diminish, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disparage, downgrade, humble, impair, injure, lessen, lower, pan*, pervert, put down, reduce, rule out, run down*, sink, slam, take down*, tear down*, vitiate, weaken, bemean, cast down, cut down to size, declass, disbar, mudsling, shoot down*, take down a peg
Antonyms: admire, approve, elevate, honor, promote, upgrade
Main Entry: dishonor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: state of shame
Synonyms: abasement, abuse, affront, blame, degradation, discourtesy, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, disrepute, ignominy, indignity, infamy, insult, obloquy, odium, offense, opprobrium, outrage, reproach, scandal, slight, disesteem
Antonyms: credit, esteem, honor
Main Entry: dishonor
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shame, degrade
Synonyms: abase, blot, corrupt, debase, debauch, defame, defile, discredit, disgrace, disoblige, libel, slander, sully, attaint, disconsider, give a black eye, make lose face, reflect on
Antonyms: credit, esteem, honor, upgrade
Main Entry: disrepute
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: dishonor, shame
Synonyms: blemish, blot, brand, cloud, discredit, disfavor, disgrace, ignominy, infamy, notoriety, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, scandal, scar, slur, smear, spot, stain, stigma, taint, disesteem, ill fame, ill favor, ill repute, ingloriousness, unpopularity
Antonyms: esteem, honor, good reputation
Main Entry: eyesore
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: mess, ugliness
Synonyms: atrocity, blemish, blight, blot, deformity, disgrace, distortion, dump, horror, monstrosity, sight, blot on landscape, disfigurement, ugly thing
Antonyms: beauty, eyeful, sight
Main Entry: guilt
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: blame; bad conscience over responsibility
Synonyms: contrition, crime, delinquency, dereliction, disgrace, dishonor, error, failing, fault, indiscretion, infamy, iniquity, lapse, liability, malfeasance, malpractice, misbehavior, misconduct, misstep, offense, onus, penitence, regret, remorse, responsibility, shame, sin, slip, solecism, stigma, transgression, wickedness, wrong, answerability, blameworthiness, criminality, culpability, malefaction, peccability, self-condemnation, self-reproach, sinfulness
Antonyms: innocence
Main Entry: humble
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shame, put down
Synonyms: abase, abash, bemean, break, bring down*, cast down, chagrin, chasten, confound, confuse, crush*, cut to the quick, debase, deflate, degrade, demean, demote, deny, discomfit, discredit, disgrace, embarrass, hide, humiliate, lower*, make eat dirt, make one feel small, mortify, overcome, pop one's balloon, pull down*, put away*, put one away, put to shame, reduce, silence, sink, snub, squash*, squelch, strike dumb, subdue, take down a peg, take down*, upset
Antonyms: build up, praise, promote
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