disgrace
gb/dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/ us/dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/
B2
Englisch
~ 3400
szégyen, gyalázat, szégyent hoz, megszégyenít
NOMEN
B2
1
Verwendungsmuster:
in [someone's] disgrace
The politician left office in disgrace after the scandal.
A politikus a botrány után szégyenben távozott hivatalából.
Cheating on the exam brought disgrace to the student.
A vizsgán való csalás szégyent hozott a diákra.
He tried to rebuild his career after falling into disgrace.
Her actions were a disgrace to the entire team.
The company’s safety violations were a national disgrace.
Beispiele für Lernende
He lost his job in disgrace.
Szégyenben veszítette el az állását.
The player left the team in disgrace.
A játékos szégyenben távozott a csapattól.
She brought disgrace to her family.
They want to avoid public disgrace.
It was a great disgrace for the country.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'disgrace' (loss of respect) with 'discomfort' (physical or mental unease), which have very different meanings.
Bedeutung
Loss of respect or honor
Wortverbindungen
bring disgrace
|fall into disgrace
|public disgrace
|national disgrace
|face disgrace
Synonyme
dishonor (More formal and often used in ceremonial or moral contexts.)
|
shame (Focuses more on the personal emotional feeling rather than public perception.)
Antonyme
honor (The state of being respected and admired for good qualities or actions.)
|
respect (Positive regard and esteem from others.)
Themen
emotions
|reputation
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
When people no longer respect or trust you because you did something bad or wrong.
The state of having lost the respect, trust, or good opinion of others due to shameful behavior.
VERB
B2
2
szégyent hoz
B1
megszégyenít
B2
Verwendungsmuster:
to disgrace [someone/something]
He disgraced himself by lying in court.
Szégyent hozott magára azzal, hogy hazudott a bíróságon.
The player disgraced the sport with his unsportsmanlike behavior.
A játékos sportszerűtlen viselkedésével szégyent hozott a sportágra.
She felt she had disgraced her family by failing the exam.
The officer was accused of disgracing the uniform.
They disgraced the company's name through fraud.
Beispiele für Lernende
He disgraced himself at the party.
Szégyent hozott magára a bulin.
The actor disgraced the show with rude words.
A színész durva szavaival szégyent hozott a műsorra.
She disgraced her parents by cheating.
The team disgraced their fans by losing badly.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes use 'disgrace' as a verb without a subject, but it requires an object (e.g., 'He disgraced himself', not just 'He disgraced').
Bedeutung
Cause someone to lose respect
Wortverbindungen
disgrace oneself
|disgrace the family
|disgrace the team
Synonyme
dishonor (More formal, often in ceremonial or moral contexts.)
|
shame (Can be less formal and more focused on personal feelings.)
Antonyme
honor (To show or give respect and admiration.)
Themen
emotions
|reputation
|society
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make people lose respect for someone because of something bad they did.
To cause someone or something to lose respect, honor, or good reputation through shameful actions.
Grammatik
Grundform
disgrace
IPA
GB/dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/
US/dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/
Silben & Betonung
dis - grace (2 Silben)
Stress on 2nd syllable (grace)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: disgrace
- Plural: disgrace
Verb
- Base: disgrace
- 3rd Person Singular: disgraces
- Present Participle: disgracing
- Past: disgraced
Wortfamilie
Forms
disgraces
verb
disgracing
verb
disgraced
verb
Core family
disgraceful
adjective B2
disgracefully
adverb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
graceless
adjective
gracelessly
adverb
Ausdrücke
a disgrace to [someone/something]
1/ə dɪsɡɹˈeɪs tə sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Someone or something causing shame to another
A person or thing that makes another person, group, or place lose respect.
Beispiele
- His behavior is a disgrace to the profession.
- The dirty stadium is a disgrace to the city.
fall into disgrace
1/fˈɔl ˈɪntu dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
Start being in a state of lost respect
To start being no longer respected because of something bad you did.
Beispiele
- The minister fell into disgrace after the corruption scandal.
- She fell into disgrace with her friends when they found out she lied.
in disgrace
1/ˈɪn dɪsɡɹˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
In a state of lost respect
People have lost respect for you because of something bad you did.
Beispiele
- He left the meeting in disgrace after being caught lying.
- She returned home in disgrace after the failed project.