disgrace
Fall from honor
Disgrace is a state of shame or dishonor, often public: He resigned in disgrace.
A disgrace is also something that brings shame: The condition of these roads is a disgrace.
To disgrace someone is to bring shame upon them: She disgraced the family name.
To be in someone's disgrace is to have lost their favor.
Loss of respect
- ignominyState of dishonor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
degradation · shame · indignity · abasement · chagrin · abashment · loss of face · public humiliation
Mark of dishonor
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- taintMake impure
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
- black markRecorded fault or failure
blot · smear · scar · tarnish · brand · reproach · mark of shame · scarlet letter
Disgraceful public affair
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
exposé · tabloid · revelation · allegation · investigation · downfall · affair · controversy
Publicly declare wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
decry · vilify · castigate · excoriate · opprobrium · obloquy · reprobation · admonishment
Sudden loss of power
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- undoingCause of destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
- collapseSudden structural failure
demise · discredit · degradation · debasement · decline · fall · dishonorable discharge · impeachment
Spoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
- smearSpread or defame
defamation · denigration · disparagement · aspersion · traducement · mudslinging · character assassination · backbiting
dishonor
Loss of respect
- ignominyState of dishonor
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
mortification · degradation · shame · indignity · abasement · chagrin · abashment · loss of face · public humiliation · walk of shame
stigma
Mark of dishonor
black mark · blot · smear · scar · tarnish · brand · reproach · mark of shame · scarlet letter · badge of shame
scandal
Disgraceful public affair
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
cover-up · exposé · tabloid · revelation · allegation · investigation · downfall · affair · controversy · indiscretion
denounce
Publicly declare wrongdoing
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
condemn · decry · vilify · castigate · excoriate · opprobrium · obloquy · reprobation · admonishment · disapproval
downfall
Sudden loss of power
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- undoingCause of destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
collapse · demise · discredit · degradation · debasement · decline · fall · dishonorable discharge · impeachment · resignation
slander
Spoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
smear · defamation · denigration · disparagement · aspersion · traducement · mudslinging · character assassination · backbiting · maligning
- DIS- wordsdisagree, disallow, disbelieve, disapprove, disarray
- disgracedishonor, downfall, stigma, scandal, infamy
- shamingshaming, humiliating, dishonoring, degrading, demeaning
- scandalsscandal, controversy, coverup, cover-up, misconduct
- social stigmastigma, stigmatized, shame, shamed, dishonor
- honorhonor, honor code, code of honor, personal honor, word of honor
- disgraced politicianOfficial ruined by scandal
disgraceful, disgraced, disgracing, disgraces, disgracefulness