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Disgrace vs Sully - What's the difference?

disgrace | sully | Related terms |

Disgrace is a related term of sully.


As a noun disgrace

is disgrace.

As a verb sully is

to soil or stain; to dirty.

disgrace

English

(wikipedia disgrace)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Macduff lives in disgrace .
  • The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame; dishonor; shame; ignominy.
  • That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach; great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
  • (obsolete) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • the interchange continually of favours and disgraces

    Related terms

    * disgraceful * disgraceless

    Verb

  • To disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.

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    sully

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • to soil or stain; to dirty
    • He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
  • * Roscommon
    • statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke
  • to damage or corrupt
    • He did not wish to sully his reputation with an ill-mannered comment.
  • * Atterbury
    • no spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity
  • To become soiled or tarnished.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.