how to pronounce disgraceful

/dɪsˈɡɹɛɪsfəl/

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disgraceful is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of disgraceful in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a disgraceful light might it not strike …”

meanings of disgraceful

adjective:

Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

disgraceful frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word disgraceful occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics disgraceful can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that disgraceful can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;