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Collocations for disgrace - 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.
be sent home in, be sent off in (BrE)
She was sent home from the Olympics in disgrace.

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PREPOSITION

in disgrace
He's in disgrace for having left his room in a mess.

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PHRASES

there's no disgrace in sth
There's no disgrace in being poor.

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2. disgraceful person/thing

ADJECTIVE

absolute, utter (both esp. BrE)
This room is an absolute disgrace (= because it is very dirty/untidy)!
national, public
The state of our hospitals is a national disgrace.

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PREPOSITION

disgrace to
The filthy streets are a disgrace to the town.

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