disgrace

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame.
2. n. The condition of being strongly and generally disapproved.
3. n. One that brings disfavor or discredit: Your handwriting is a disgrace.
4. v. To bring shame or dishonor on: disgraced the entire community.
5. v. To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor: The family was disgraced by the scandal.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A state of being out of favor; exclusion from favor, confidence, or trust: as, the minister retired from court in disgrace.
2. n. A state of ignominy, dishonor, or shame; subjection to opprobrium.
3. n. A cause of shame or reproach; that which dishonors: as, honest poverty is no disgrace.
4. n. Want of grace of person or mind; illfavoredness; ungracious condition or character.
5. n. An act of unkindness; an ill turn.
6. n. Synonyms and Disgrace, Dishonor, etc. (see odium), discredit, ignominy, infamy, disrepute, reproach, contempt, opprobrium, obloquy.
7. n. Scandal, blot.
8. To put out of favor; dismiss with discredit.
9. To treat or affect ignominiously; bring or cast shame or reproach upon; dishonor; put to shame.
10. To revile; upbraid; heap reproaches upon.
11. Synonyms and Debase, Degrade, etc. (see abase); to shame, mortify, dishonor; tarnish, blot, stain, sully. See list under debase.

Wiktionary

1. n. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
2. n. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
3. n. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
4. n. obsolete An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
5. v. To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
2. n. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
3. n. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit.
4. n. obsolete An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
5. v. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.
6. v. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in estimation.
7. v. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a state of dishonor
2. v. damage the reputation of
3. v. bring shame or dishonor upon
4. v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally