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disgrace

/dɪsɡˈɹeɪs/dis-GRAYS
/dɪsɡˈɹeɪs/dis-GRAYS

Meaninglack of favour

Common meaning: loss of respect

Journey through time

  1. Latingratia‘favour’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsfavour → ill fortunedisgrace‘ill fortune’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsill fortune → loss of respectdisgrace‘loss of respect’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gratia ‘lack of favour’.

Roots

  • gratia Latin “lack of favour”

Related words

grace

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