disgraceful
adjective
dis·grace·ful
di-ˈskrās-fəl 
dis-ˈgrās-
: bringing or involving disgrace
disgraceful conduct
disgracefulness
noun
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disgraceful disruptions at the graduation ceremonies
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That accounts for the disgraceful smearing of Anthony Fauci, the nation’s most distinguished epidemiological expert until his retirement from the NIH in 2023, by Republicans who absurdly tried to blame him for creating COVID-19.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
What kids are wearing to school these days would have been disgraceful in my day.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
But, first, the President’s disgraceful Gaza plans.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
This is a disgraceful manufacturing error that needs to be erased.
—Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
What kids are wearing to school these days would have been disgraceful in my day.
—Matt Richtel, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
But, first, the President’s disgraceful Gaza plans.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025
This is a disgraceful manufacturing error that needs to be erased.
—Nick Thomas, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Disgraceful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgraceful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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