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| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | corrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pervert; pollute |
| Synonyms: | abase, abuse, adulterate, bastardize, blemish, blight, bribe, contaminate, damage, debase, debauch, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, depreciate, despoil, disfigure, disgrace, dishonor, fix, harm, hurt, impair, infect, injure, lower, lure, maltreat, mar, mistreat, misuse, outrage, pull down, putrefy, ravage, reduce, rot, ruin, spoil, square, stain, suborn, subvert, taint, undermine, violate, vitiate, warp, waste, animalize, grease palm, ill-treat |
| Antonyms: | better, chasten, cleanse, dignify, improve, purify |
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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