Probably heard the following phrase: "The disgraced player remained in stock." In place of a player, there may be a minister, a deputy, and generally anyone. Today we are interested in the adjective, which we will analyze. We answer the question of how disgraced it is.
Origin
No matter how much we think, we will not be able to independently reach the meaning of the adjective. To understand why this is so, and not otherwise, you need to open an etymological dictionary.
So, he insists that opal is a common Slavic word formed from “opali”, and “pali” is “burn”. Interestingly, this information does not help in any way to understand how the adjective is connected with someone’s disfavor, and what it actually means.
Before moving on to meaning in the explanatory dictionary, we will only say that strong emotions have been associated in a language with fire for quite some time. In general, anger is a manifestation of a fiery nature. The words are even partly consonant.
Value
A rare case when the etymological dictionary does not shed light. Therefore, we will see what an explanatory dictionary was prepared for us there: disgraced is “being in disgrace”. Yes, it didn’t get any better. Now let's see the meaning of the noun "opal":
- In olden times: the disgrace of the king, prince to someone, as well as punishment for the offender.
- Same as disfavor (figurative).
And disgrace, in turn, is "a dislike of a strong person to those who depend on him." The following detail is interesting: why not say that such and such is in disfavor? Hard question. Maybe when we say that a politician, actor, footballer is disgraced - does this somehow save time?
Although to say that the same characters fell out of favor seemed to be shorter. Firstly, the language should have variability of meanings, because this is what determines its richness, and secondly, some of the secrets of the language are so ancient that no one will answer them. The reader can choose the hypothesis that is closer to him. The main thing is that the meaning of “disgraced” has become clear. Initially, associations with fire could arise, and, as it turned out, they are completely true. Be careful with anger, it is very dangerous. History shows that people became disgraced (and this is not surprising) when they could not restrain emotional impulses. Britney Spears, whose photo can be seen in the article, is often called the disgraced pop princess.