Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Disgrace \Dis*grace"\ (?; 277), n. [F. disgr[^a]ce; pref. dis-
   (L. dis-) + gr[^a]ce. See {Grace}.]
   1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor,
      regard, or respect.

            Macduff lives in disgrace.            --Shak.

   2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame;
      dishonor; shame; ignominy.

            To tumble down thy husband and thyself From top of
            honor to disgrace's feet?             --Shak.

   3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach;
      great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational
      being.

   4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.]

            The interchange continually of favors and disgraces.
                                                  --Bacon.

   Syn: Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit;
        disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy;
        humiliation.

Disgrace \Dis*grace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgraced}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Disgracing}.] [Cf. F. disgracier. See {Disgrace}, n.]
   1. To put out favor; to dismiss with dishonor.

            Flatterers of the disgraced minister. --Macaulay.

            Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of
            Newcastle dismissed.                  --J. Morley.

   2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to
      dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in
      estimation.

            Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace.
                                                  --Pope.

            His ignorance disgraced him.          --Johnson.

   3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.

            The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace.
                                                  --Spenser.

   Syn: To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame;
        dishonor; debase.

Source : WordNet®

disgrace
     n : a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his
         family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
         [syn: {shame}, {ignominy}]
     v 1: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by
          committing a serious crime" [syn: {dishonor}, {dishonour},
           {attaint}, {shame}] [ant: {honor}]
     2: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends
        to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took
        him down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade},
        {demean}, {put down}]
     3: damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits
        the politicians" [syn: {discredit}]