1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft in N ] If you say that someone is in disgrace , you are emphasizing that other people disapprove of them and do not respect them because of something that they have done. [EMPHASIS ] □ His vice president also had to resign in disgrace.
2 N‑SING If you say that something is a disgrace , you are emphasizing that it is very bad or wrong, and that you find it completely unacceptable. [EMPHASIS ] □ The way the sales were handled was a complete disgrace.
3 N‑SING You say that someone is a disgrace to someone else when you want to emphasize that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed. [EMPHASIS ] □ [+ to ] Republican leaders called him a disgrace to the party.
4 VERB If you say that someone disgraces someone else, you are emphasizing that their behaviour causes the other person to feel ashamed. [EMPHASIS ] □ [V n] I have disgraced my family's name. □ [V pron-refl] I've disgraced myself by the actions I've taken.
dis|graced /d I sgre I st/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use disgraced to describe someone whose bad behaviour has caused them to lose the approval and respect of the public or of people in authority. □ …the disgraced leader of the coup.
dis|grace|ful /d I sgre I sfʊl/ ADJ If you say that something such as behaviour or a situation is disgraceful , you disapprove of it strongly, and feel that the person or people responsible should be ashamed of it. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ It's disgraceful that they have detained him for so long. ● dis|grace|ful|ly ADV [ADV after v, ADV adj/-ed] □ He felt that his brother had behaved disgracefully.
dis|grun|tled /d I sgrʌ nt ə ld/ ADJ If you are disgruntled , you are cross and dissatisfied because things have not happened the way that you wanted them to happen. □ Disgruntled employees recently called for his resignation. [Also + by/at/over ]
dis|guise /d I sga I z/ (disguises , disguising , disguised )
1 N‑VAR [oft in N ] If you are in disguise , you are not wearing your usual clothes or you have altered your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. □ You'll have to travel in disguise. □ He was wearing that ridiculous disguise.
2 VERB If you disguise yourself , you put on clothes which make you look like someone else or alter your appearance in other ways, so that people will not recognize you. □ [V pron-refl + as ] She disguised herself as a man so she could fight on the battlefield. [Also V pron-refl] ● dis|guised ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] □ [+ as ] The extremists entered the building disguised as medical workers.
3 VERB To disguise something means to hide it or make it appear different so that people will not know about it or will not recognize it. □ [V n] He made no attempt to disguise his agitation. ● dis|guised ADJ □ [+ as ] This is lust thinly disguised as love.
4 a blessing in disguise → see blessing
dis|gust /d I sgʌ st/ (disgusts , disgusting , disgusted )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Disgust is a feeling of very strong dislike or disapproval. □ He spoke of his disgust at the incident.
2 VERB To disgust someone means to make them feel a strong sense of dislike and disapproval. □ [V n] He disgusted many with his boorish behaviour.
dis|gust|ed /d I sgʌ st I d/ ADJ [oft ADJ that] If you are disgusted , you feel a strong sense of dislike and disapproval at something. □ [+ with/by/at ] I'm disgusted with the way that he was treated. ● dis|gust|ed|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ 'It's a little late for that,' Ritter said disgustedly.
dis|gust|ing /d I sgʌ st I ŋ/
1 ADJ If you say that something is disgusting , you are criticizing it because it is extremely unpleasant. □ It tasted disgusting. □ Smoking is a disgusting habit.
2 ADJ If you say that something is disgusting , you mean that you find it completely unacceptable. □ It's disgusting that the taxpayer is subsidising this project.
dish ◆◇◇ /d I ʃ/ (dishes , dishing , dished )
1 N‑COUNT A dish is a shallow container with a wide uncovered top. You eat and serve food from dishes and cook food in them. □ …plastic bowls and dishes.
2 N‑COUNT The contents of a dish can be referred to as a dish of something. □ [+ of ] Nicholas ate a dish of spaghetti.
3 N‑COUNT Food that is prepared in a particular style or combination can be referred to as a dish . □ There are plenty of vegetarian dishes to choose from.
4 N‑PLURAL All the objects that have been used to cook, serve, and eat a meal can be referred to as the dishes . □ He'd cooked dinner and washed the dishes.
5 N‑COUNT You can use dish to refer to anything that is round and hollow in shape with a wide uncovered top. □ …a dish used to receive satellite broadcasts.
6 → see also satellite dish , side dish
7 PHRASE If you do the dishes , you wash the dishes. □ I hate doing the dishes.
8 to dish the dirt → see dirt
▸ dish out
1 PHRASAL VERB If you dish out something, you distribute it among a number of people. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] Doctors, not pharmacists, are responsible for dishing out drugs. □ [V n P ] The council wants to dish the money out to specific projects.
2 PHRASAL VERB If someone dishes out criticism or punishment, they give it to someone. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P n] Linzi is well qualified to dish out advice. [Also V n P ]