“disgrace” in Latin

or DISGRACEFULNESS, turpitudo (immorality, which brings disgrace on anybody): ignominia (the loss of honour, especially by a civil or military punishment, deserved or undeserved). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ignominia et turpitudo or ignominia turpitudoque: infamia (bad reputation, the bad opinion generally entertained of a person’s moral character, and the disgrace thereby brought on him). (The words are found in this connection and order.) turpitudo atque infamia: dedecus (a deviation from the conduct of a man of honour, from whom noble actions are expected). (The words are found in this connection and order.) ignominia et dedecus, or dedecus et infamia, or macula (the stigma, blemish) et dedecus: probrum (a stain on the morality of one from whom, if not noble actions, yet irreproachable moral conduct is expected). (The words are found in this connection and order.) probrum et dedecus. flagitium et dedecus (of a villanous action): anything brings disgrace (on anybody), aliquid infamiam habet or infert; fit aliquid dedecori; aliquid alicui est turpitudini, or ignominiae, or infamiae, or dedecori, or probro: anybody brings disgrace on me, mihi est aliquis dedecori or maculae et dedecori; aliquis me dedecorat: to bring disgrace on one’s family, familiam dedecorare: anybody brings disgrace on himself, aliquis in dedecus incurrit; aliquis dedecus admittit (Caes.; e.g., by an act of cowardice): to incur such disgrace, tantum dedecus admittere (Caes.): to suffer both disgrace and loss, turn in damna turn in dedecus incurrere: to consider anything a disgrace, aliquid turpe ducere or putare; probro habere aliquid; turpe sibi esse aliquid arbitrari. They look on this as a disgrace, haec apud illos turpia putantur; haec apud illos infamia ponuntur (are reckoned among disgraceful things or actions): to think anything a disgrace to a person, ducere alicui aliquid probro. I fear it will be a disgrace to my country, if, etc., vereor ne civitati meae sit opprobrio, si, etc. (Nep., Con., 3): to dread disgrace, ignominiam fugere ac dedecus (Cic.): as a mark of disgrace, ignominiae causa (e.g., to be asked after all the rest): to be considered a disgrace (of a person), turpem inveniri: to our disgrace, cum nostra ignominia; cum nostro dedecore: what a disgrace! proh pudor! o indignum facinus! to wipe off or blot out a disgrace, maculam delere or eluere; labem ignominiae abolere.

By metonyme = a person that has brought disgrace on himself, or a disgraceful thing, dedecus: opprobrium (e.g., dedecus naturae, Phaedrus; opprobria Romuli Remique! ye who disgrace Romulus and Romus! Cato; opprobria majorum, Tac.): macula: macula atque ignominia: nota atque ignominia (the thing or the blemish that disgraces): labes (both of persons and things): to be a disgrace to one’s family, familiam dedecorare.

A state of being out of favor [Vid: DISFAVOR].

State of being degraded, or out of favor (e.g., at court): to be in disgrace, *ignominiae causa loco motum esse: to be in disgrace at court, principi in odium venire; ex magna gratia et favore in invidiam principis venire.

To dishonour, dedecorare: dedecore afficere: polluere (to pollute whatever is esteemed inviolable and sacred; e.g., the noble name of a family, a maid, etc.): to disgrace anybody, alicujus famam dehonestare (to injure his good name): aliquem ignominia afficere, ignominiam alicui imponere, or injungere, or (in a lasting manner) inurere; aliquem ignominia notare (to mark with ignominy, destroy one’s honor or reputation; brand with disgrace; the last especially of the censor, then, also, genitive; Vid: Held. Caes., B. C. 1, 7).

To be a disgrace to, dedecorare: turpitudini, ignominiae, probro, infamise or dedecori esse: to disgrace one’s family, familiam dedecorare: not to disgrace the Antonines, non deesse nomini Antoninorum: to disgrace one’s self by anything, se dedecorare aliqua re: anything disgraces me, aliquid mihi est dedecori or turpitudini.

To put out of favor (e.g., at court), aliquem dejicere honore (to deprive anybody of a honorable post; e.g., consulatu, praetura); aliquem ignominia notare ac loco movere (deprive him of his rank, as a mark of disgrace); aliquem opprimere (if by cabals, etc.: Vid: Nep., Dat., 5, 2). Vid: last article.