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Meanings of disgraceful in English

(Used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.

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Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.

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Examples for "shocking"
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She bought a shocking number of items during their travels around Europe.
The new yorker
2
This is the shocking reality for those who have survived thus far.
The Irish Times
3
Though it sounds shocking, the situation with Ring is far from unique.
Wired
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Other shocking findings: Schoolchildren have easy access to alcohol within school hours.
The South African
5
A young actress has come forward with the most shocking accusation yet.
News.com.au
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But I've heard a great deal, and not all of it scandalous.
Casket of Souls
2
IT'S the scandalous book Donald Trump does not want you to read.
News.com.au
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We can imagine how doubly scandalous such a moment was for Arendt.
The Guardian
4
The peasant in him, and the orthodox grammarian, preferred less scandalous subjects.
Caesar Dies
5
A scandalous affair or a divorce, either would have damaged his chances.
Death of a Red Heroine
Usage of disgraceful in English
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A year ago, she wouldn't have behaved in such a disgraceful way.
Into the Water
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However her treatment of people with autism is nothing short of disgraceful.
The Irish Times
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We will pursue relentlessly those responsible for this disgraceful attack, he said.
The Irish Times
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Robertson said: The scenes at the end of the game were disgraceful.
The Guardian
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The Council of Trade Unions have said that the loss is disgraceful.
Radio NZ
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This radio ad is disgraceful & has no place in our society.
Ebony
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Miles was in the Foreign Office then, and he did something disgraceful.
The Vanished Messenger
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Asked about the letter, Reid spokesman Jim Manley said, This is disgraceful.
Reuters
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It is simply disgraceful of your servant hiding my work like that.
The picture of Dorian Gray
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This attracted further opprobrium, with someone clucking 'disgraceful' as he passed them.
The street philosopher
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It is a disgraceful fact that the liquor-traffic rules in politics to-day.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes
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I am determined I shall have no disgraceful love-marriages in the family.
Marriage
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It is disgraceful, when it succeeds; it is death, when it fails.
The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts
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It was to be that disgraceful disturbance in the church at Z-
We Two: A Novel
15
She sat in palpitating silence, as one caught in some disgraceful act.
Greatheart
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The lead in these disgraceful proceedings was taken by a Father Sheehy.
Disturbed Ireland / Being the Letters Written During the Winter ...
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United Kingdom
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