Disgrace and Respect

Disgrace

Disgrace noun - The state of having lost the esteem of others.
Usage example: the players who threw the game were in disgrace with their schoolmates

Respect is an antonym for disgrace in topics: bring shame upon, bad reputation.

Nearby Words: disgraceful, disgraced, disgracing

Respect

Respect noun - Relation to or concern with something specified.

Disgrace is an antonym for respect.

How words are described

similar similar disgrace similar respect
public public disgrace public respect
complete complete disgrace complete respect
utter utter disgrace utter respect
Other adjectives: total, considerable, extreme, great, absolute, personal, professional, possible, further, greater.

Common collocations

opponents disgrace opponents respect opponents
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