DISGRACING Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

disgracing

verb

present participle of disgrace

as in humiliating

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes disgraced by the shameful actions of their leader

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Recent Examples of disgracing Social media users have critiqued her body both when with and without child and have accused her of disgracing the image of Black women. — Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026 Why are adults so comfortable publicly disgracing Black teenage girls going to their prom and being cruel toward strangers who are sometimes half their age? — Essence, 11 May 2026 The plotting becomes needlessly complicated at times, such as with Jack becoming a local hero after foiling a burglary, and later disgracing himself with a drunken tirade at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, which leads to him being arrested and put on trial. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 24 Nov. 2025

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The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict and are routinely humiliating the American president.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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My New York neighbors barely said hello; in Singapore, a stranger would probably politely look away rather than risk embarrassing you.

— Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
After those results went public, embarrassing Muñiz and a few other judges, the Florida Bar stopped conducting surveys and publishing the results … leaving Florida voters with even fewer resources.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

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