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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Personnel files show compliance officer Coleen Vandepas was disciplined for using words like “shoddy” and “shameful” in accusing State Farm of violations.
From Los Angeles Times
So I had very definite feelings about it, and I thought it was wrongheaded and really somewhat shameful of the academy to do that.
From Los Angeles Times
Yvette Cooper called obstructions "from both warring parties... shameful and unacceptable".
From BBC
“I was a mess, I felt so shameful,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
"What happened was barbaric, deplorable and shameful. We want the strictest punishment for those responsible," said Badshah Mian, managing director of Pioneer Knitwear.
From BBC
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