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disgraceful

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ// UK //dɪsɡɹˈeɪsfəl// dis·grace·ful

adj. very bad or shocking in a way that makes people feel angry or ashamed.

adj. deserving of strong condemnation or social disapproval due to a lack of morality or standards.


SIMPLE

The state of the public toilets is disgraceful.

CONTEXTUAL

It is disgraceful that the company refused to pay its workers for the extra hours they worked.

COMPLEX

The committee found the lack of oversight to be disgraceful, noting that such negligence had directly led to the catastrophic failure of the infrastructure project.

Synonyms
Origin

From disgrace + -ful.

Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'be', 'look', or 'seem'.

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