Disgraceful — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɪpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsɡɹˈeɪsfəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsɡɹˈeɪsfəl/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɪpɪŋ/.

Examples

scandalous behavior
the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt
the most shocking book of its time

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scandalous shameful black inglorious ignominious shocking opprobrious

Parts of Speech

adjective	giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; ; - Thackeray “scandalous behavior”
adjective	(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; - Rachel Carson “Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands”

Word Forms

scandal	noun	a disgraceful event
scandalousness	noun	disgracefulness that offends public morality
shamefulness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
disgracefulness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
ignominy	noun	a state of dishonor
ignominiousness	noun	unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
opprobrium	noun	a state of extreme dishonor; - F.D.Roosevelt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schändlich

moralisches Empfinden verletzen und dem Ruf schaden; ; - Thackeray

🇫🇷French

honteux

offenser les sensibilités morales et nuire à la réputation ; ; - Thackeray

🇪🇸Spanish

vergonzoso

ofender la sensibilidad moral y perjudicar la reputación; ; - Thackeray

🇮🇹Italian

vergognoso

offendere la sensibilità morale e ledere la reputazione; ; - Thackeray

🇳🇱Dutch

schandelijk

het beledigen van morele gevoeligheden en het schaden van de reputatie; ; - Thackeray

🇵🇹Portuguese

vergonhoso

ofender as sensibilidades morais e prejudicar a reputação; ; - Thackeray

🇷🇺Russian

позорный

оскорблять моральные чувства и наносить ущерб репутации; ; - Теккерей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शर्मनाक

नैतिक संवेदनाओं को ठेस पहुँचाना और प्रतिष्ठा को हानि पहुँचाना; ; -ठाकरे

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্মানজনক

নৈতিক সংবেদনশীলতা এবং সুনামের জন্য ক্ষতিকর অপরাধ প্রদান; ; - ঠাকর

🇮🇳Tamil

அவமானகரமான

தார்மீக உணர்வுகளை புண்படுத்துதல் மற்றும் நற்பெயருக்கு தீங்கு விளைவிக்கும்; ; - தாக்கரே

🇮🇳Telugu

అవమానకరమైన

నైతిక సున్నితత్వాలకు అపరాధం ఇవ్వడం మరియు ప్రతిష్టకు హాని కలిగించడం; ; - థాకరే

🇮🇳Marathi

लज्जास्पद

नैतिक संवेदनांना अपमानित करणे आणि प्रतिष्ठेला हानी पोहोचवणे; ; - ठाकरे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શરમજનક

નૈતિક સંવેદનાઓને અપરાધ આપવો અને પ્રતિષ્ઠાને નુકસાન પહોંચાડવું; ; - ઠાકર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಮಾನಕರ

ನೈತಿಕ ಸಂವೇದನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಪರಾಧವನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಖ್ಯಾತಿಗೆ ಹಾನಿ ಮಾಡುವುದು; ; - ಠಾಕ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപമാനകരമായ

ധാർമ്മിക സംവേദനങ്ങൾക്ക് ദ്രോഹവും പ്രശസ്തിക്ക് ഹാനികരവും; ; - താക്കറെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਰਮਨਾਕ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਦੇਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਵੱਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣਾ; ; - ਠਾਕਰੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذلت آمیز

اخلاقی حساسیت کو ٹھیس پہنچانا اور ساکھ کو نقصان پہنچانا؛ ; - ٹھاکرے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可耻

冒犯道德情感并损害声誉； ; ——萨克雷

🇯🇵Japanese

恥ずべき

道徳的感覚を傷つけ、評判を傷つける。 ; - Thackeray

🇰🇷Korean

수치스러운

도덕적 감수성을 훼손하고 명예를 훼손하는 행위 ; - 새커리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng hổ thẹn

xúc phạm đến sự nhạy cảm về đạo đức và gây tổn hại đến danh tiếng; ; - Thackeray

🇹🇭Thai

น่าอับอาย

กระทำความผิดต่อความอ่อนไหวทางศีลธรรมและความเสียหายต่อชื่อเสียง ; - แท็คเกอเรย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

memalukan

menyinggung perasaan moral dan merusak reputasi; ; - Thackeray

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakahiya

pagbibigay ng pagkakasala sa moral sensibilities at pinsala sa reputasyon; ; - Thackeray

🇲🇾Malay

memalukan

menyinggung perasaan moral dan memudaratkan reputasi; ; - Thackeray

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مشين

الإساءة إلى المشاعر الأخلاقية والإضرار بالسمعة؛ ; - ثاكيراي

🇮🇷Persian

شرم آور

توهین به احساسات اخلاقی و آسیب رساندن به شهرت؛ ; - تاکری

🇹🇷Turkish

utanç verici

ahlaki hassasiyetleri zedeleyen ve itibarı zedeleyen; ; - Thackeray

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחְפִּיר

פגיעה ברגישויות מוסריות ופגיעה במוניטין; ; ת'קריי

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