adj

disgraceful

dihs-GRAYS-fuh

adj

Shameful; deserving strong criticism.

"It was disgraceful how they treated the staff."

"The referee called the tackle a disgraceful act of violence."

How to Use Disgraceful

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSo bad or shameful that it deserves condemnation.

Common pairings

disgraceful behavior absolutely disgraceful

more disgraceful comparative, disgracefuller comparative, most disgraceful superlative, disgracefullest superlative

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It was _____ how they treated the staff.

From disgrace plus the suffix -ful, meaning "full of disgrace."

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