1. Perte de l'honneur.
[?], il lui représenta donc charitablement qu'il aurait grand tort de ne pas profiter de l'occasion qui lui était offerte pour faire marcher un salaud de richard qui jetait sans scrupules le déshonneur et la misère dans les familles pauvres, mais honorables.
(Louis Pergaud, Joséphine est enceinte, dans Les Rustiques, nouvelles villageoises, 1921)
Hantés par des idées de déshonneur, d'attentat à la dignité du nom et autres sornettes ridicules, se croyant de grands criminels et ne voyant à leur situation aucune issue, ces petits étourdis seraient bien capables de se suicider.
(Jean Marestan; L'Éducation Sexuelle; Éditions de la Guerre Sociale -1910)
2. [noun] The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
3. [noun] The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
4. [noun] That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
5. [noun] (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
6. [verb] To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.
7. [noun] A state of dishonor; 'one mistake brought shame to all his family'; 'suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison'.
8. [verb] Bring shame or dishonor upon; 'he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime'.
9. [verb] Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; 'She tends to put down younger women colleagues'; 'His critics took him down after the lecture'.
10. [verb] Damage the reputation of; 'This newspaper story discredits the politicians'.
