disgraceful
adjective
dis·grace·ful
di-ˈskrās-fəl 
dis-ˈgrās-
: bringing or involving disgrace
disgraceful conduct
disgracefulness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of disgraceful in a Sentence
disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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Mays was one of the players who helped integrate baseball in the 1950s, starting his career in 1951 just four years after Jackie Robinson broke the game’s disgraceful color barrier.
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 June 2024
Considered from any angle, this was a disgraceful thing to say.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 21 June 2024
And so do the policymakers who sent the CIA on this disgraceful mission.
—Peter Kornbluh, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Trump vehemently denied those accusations in an NBC tape and called them disgusting and disgraceful.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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Chris Isidore, CNN, 22 June 2024
Considered from any angle, this was a disgraceful thing to say.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 21 June 2024
And so do the policymakers who sent the CIA on this disgraceful mission.
—Peter Kornbluh, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
Trump vehemently denied those accusations in an NBC tape and called them disgusting and disgraceful.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgraceful. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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