Explore Disgraceful through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like shameful or dishonorable. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Disgraceful meaning
- Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
- Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Synonyms of Disgraceful
Using Disgraceful
- The main meaning on this page is: Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. | Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
- Useful related words include: shameful, dishonorable, opprobrious, inglorious.
- In the example corpus, disgraceful often appears in combinations such as: disgraceful and, the disgraceful, is disgraceful.
Context around Disgraceful
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Disgraceful
- In this selection, "disgraceful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, absolutely, alleged, decision, level and move stand out and add context to how "disgraceful" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include actions were disgraceful and an absolutely disgraceful decision which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "disgraceful" sits close to words such as adultery, ante and aramco, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with disgraceful
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is very disgraceful,” Peter said. (6 words)
He said the company's actions were "disgraceful". (8 words)
It’s just disgraceful what he has done to our country is an abomination. (14 words)
Last year, she shocked the tennis world when she accused her losing competitor Jelena Ostapenko, 24, of faking an injury, lying and 'disgraceful behaviour' after telling the umpire she was injured and needed a medical timeout when down 4-0. (40 words)
On Monday, the former Top Gear presenter shared a lengthy statement on Instagram claiming he had sent an email to both on Christmas Day to say his language in the column had been “disgraceful” and he was “profoundly sorry”. (39 words)
Cllr Jonathan Brash, who represents the Burn Valley ward on Hartlepool Council, said: "I have visited the back street and seen first hand the disgraceful level of fly-tipping perpetrated by a small minority of selfish individuals. (37 words)
One fan said: "Disgraceful decision holding it at that time on a Friday night! (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
After video footage of a violent attempted carjacking in Tamworth surfaced online police labelled the attack as 'disgraceful' and 'disgusting'.
A man has been slapped with a lifetime ban from flying with a popular airline due to alleged "disgraceful and aggressive behaviour", reports The Glasgow Times.
An elderly woman who has been a resident for over five decades speaking to Team Mnagalorean said, ” Never seen Vas Lane in such a mess and so disgraceful.
Cllr Jonathan Brash, who represents the Burn Valley ward on Hartlepool Council, said: "I have visited the back street and seen first hand the disgraceful level of fly-tipping perpetrated by a small minority of selfish individuals.
He said the company's actions were "disgraceful".
He said: “This is an absolutely disgraceful decision which will most acutely affect the lowest-paid and most vulnerable workers that keep the city’s night-time economy alive in bars, hotels and clubs.
I find it disgraceful to my person and to my country to remain here a moment longer.
I hope Republican voters remember that disgraceful move by Lake if she runs for office again.
In her remarks, Judge O’Rouke found he had manipulated the child and used her desperate need for money to satisfy his “pathetic and disgraceful” sexual desires.
It is time that Speaker Dade Phelan resign after pushing this Disgraceful Sham!” he added.
It is very disgraceful,” Peter said.
It's a particular mindset, it's disgusting, it's disgraceful and it's critically important we make certain it doesn't occur.
It’s just disgraceful what he has done to our country is an abomination.
Last year, she shocked the tennis world when she accused her losing competitor Jelena Ostapenko, 24, of faking an injury, lying and 'disgraceful behaviour' after telling the umpire she was injured and needed a medical timeout when down 4-0.
Mr Corbyn condemned 'disgusting levels of inequality' in Britain under the Tory Government, while Ms Ribeiro-Addy, having come straight from Parliament, said the Bill's introduction in the Commons had been 'absolutely disgraceful'.
Newtown Greens MP Jenny Leong said the lighting of the Opera House in blue and white was disgraceful.
One couple wrote to to complain of their “disgraceful” treatment since their daughter and granddaughters were killed.
One fan said: "Disgraceful decision holding it at that time on a Friday night!
On Monday, the former Top Gear presenter shared a lengthy statement on Instagram claiming he had sent an email to both on Christmas Day to say his language in the column had been “disgraceful” and he was “profoundly sorry”.
Our parliament concluded one of its most disgraceful sessions in recent history, debating what was to be done with unvisaed persons released from unlawful detention.
Common combinations with disgraceful
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- disgraceful and 20×
- the disgraceful 19×
- is disgraceful 17×
- and disgraceful 16×
- as disgraceful 14×
- was disgraceful 9×
- disgraceful decision 7×
- it disgraceful 6×
- this disgraceful 6×
- in disgraceful 6×