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  • 21disgrace — noun 1 loss of respect VERB + DISGRACE ▪ fall into ▪ Their father fell into disgrace and lost his business. ▪ bring ▪ His crime had brought disgrace upon his whole family. ▪ …

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  • 22disgrace — 1. noun 1) he brought disgrace on the family Syn: dishonor, shame, discredit, ignominy, degradation, disrepute, ill repute, infamy, scandal, stigma, opprobrium, obloquy, condemnation, vilification, contempt, disrespect; …

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  • 23disgrace — disgracer, n. /dis grays /, n., v., disgraced, disgracing. n. 1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals. 2. a person, act, or thing that causes shame, reproach, or dishonor or is dishonorable or shameful …

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  • 24bring — [[t]brɪ̱ŋ[/t]] ♦ brings, bringing, brought 1) VERB If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you. [V n] Remember to bring an apron or an old shirt to protect your clothes... [V… …

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  • 25disgrace — n. & v. n. 1 the loss of reputation; shame; ignominy (brought disgrace on his family). 2 a dishonourable, inefficient, or shameful person, thing, state of affairs, etc. (the bus service is a disgrace). v.tr. 1 bring shame or discredit on; be a… …

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  • 26bring on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring on : present tense I/you/we/they bring on he/she/it brings on present participle bringing on past tense brought on past participle brought on 1) to be the cause of something bad, especially an illness… …

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  • 27disgrace —    to impregnate a woman outside marriage    Literally, to bring into disrepute. A disgrace is the outcome, at least for the woman, but only if the news gets about, I suppose:     So don t talk about making little of people, or of him disgracing… …

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  • 28disgrace — 1. noun 1) he brought disgrace on the family Syn: dishonour, shame, discredit, ignominy, disrepute, infamy, scandal, stigma, humiliation, loss of face 2) the unemployment figures are a disgrace Syn …

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  • 29bring down — Synonyms and related words: abase, abash, acquire, be responsible for, beat down, belittle, blow down, blow over, blow to pieces, blow up, bowl down, bowl over, brain, break down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring on, bring upon, bulldog,… …

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  • 30bring — verb PHRASAL VERB bring sb up ADVERB ▪ badly, well ▪ children who have been well brought up Bring is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑future, ↑morning, ↑ …

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