shameful
Americanadjective
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causing shame.
shameful behavior.
- Synonyms:
- humiliating
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disgraceful or scandalous.
shameful treatment.
- Synonyms:
- low, base, vile, ignominious, dishonorable
- Antonyms:
- honorable
adjective
Other Word Forms
- shamefully adverb
- shamefulness noun
Etymology
Origin of shameful
before 950; Middle English; Old English scamful. See shame, -ful
Example Sentences
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"My actions were disgusting, shameful, and sick," Combs said.
From BBC
Perhaps a little shameful to admit in a year of culinary achievements, but one of my proudest was perfecting the soup-salad-breadstick combo from Olive Garden at home.
From Salon
And the idea that what we think is right trumps everything and that our children are just extensions of ourselves, accessories, things to be judged in relation to us, as either prideful or shameful.
From Los Angeles Times
One bite and that boxed orange stuff was a distant, shameful memory.
From Salon
Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs have hit out at a new Netflix documentary produced by rapper 50 Cent, which they say is "a shameful hit piece" that "relied on stolen footage".
From BBC
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