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Humility vs Disgrace - What's the difference?

humility | disgrace |

As nouns the difference between humility and disgrace

is that humility is the characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior while disgrace is the condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

As a verb disgrace is

to disrespect another; to put someone out of favor.

humility

English

(wikipedia humility)

Noun

  • The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

    • Usage notes

    * Commonly used to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendent egolessness.

    Synonyms

    * egolessness, humilitude, meekness, modesty, self-effacement

    Antonyms

    * pride

    Related terms

    * humble * humiliate * humiliation * humus

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    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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