Crossword clues for disgracing
disgracing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Disgrace \Dis*grace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disgraced; p. pr. & vb. n. Disgracing.] [Cf. F. disgracier. See Disgrace, n.]
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To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
Flatterers of the disgraced minister.
--Macaulay.Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of Newcastle dismissed.
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To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace.
--Pope.His ignorance disgraced him.
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To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.
The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace.
--Spenser.Syn: To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame; dishonor; debase.
Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of disgrace English)
Usage examples of "disgracing".
He knew, without a doubt, that none of his men was responsible for disgracing Clare MacKay.
Many officials, Noguchi included, were so afraid of disgracing themselves or getting in trouble that they went to great lengths to avoid doing anything, good or bad, that would draw the shogun's notice.
He understood that his cousin's shameful act, while disgracing the clan, elevated his own branch within its hierarchy.
She saw how he planned what he would or would not do, all with an eye to keep from disgracing himself with any show of weakness.