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   shameful

   /ˈʃeɪmf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. worthy of or causing shame or disgrace: "a shameful accusation" Similar disgracefuldeplorabledespicablecontemptibledishonourablediscreditablereprehensiblebasemeanlowblameworthyunworthyignobleshabbyingloriousinfamousunprincipledshockingscandalousoutrageousabominableatrociousappallingdisgustingvileodiousmonstrousheinousunspeakableloathsomesordidbadwickedimmoralnefariousindefensibleinexcusableunforgivableinformal:low-downhatefularchaic:knavishdastardlyscurvyrare:egregiousflagitiousembarrassingmortifyingshaminghumiliatingdegradingignominiousinformal:blush-makingOpposite admirablehonourablelaudablepraiseworthy

   Word Origin Old Englishsc(e)amful ‘modest, shamefaced’ (see shame, -ful).

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   • 1. shamefulness noun

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   What does shameful mean?

   • 可恥的，丟臉的… 可耻的，丢脸的… vergonzoso, vergonzoso/sa [masculine-feminine, singular]… vergonhoso, vergonhoso/-osa… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! SHAMEFUL definition: 1. deserving blame, or being a reason for feeling ashamed: 2. deserving blame, or being a reason….

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   What is a shameful behavior?

   • 1. disgraceful or scandalous; vile: shameful behavior. 2. causing shame; humiliating: a shameful apology to his mom. shame′ful•ness,n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2. 1. Meriting or causing shame or dishonor:

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   What is the meaning of shame?

   • 1. a. Causing shame; disgraceful. b. Giving offense; indecent. 2. Obsolete Full of shame; ashamed. shame′ful·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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   Is the church a shameful episode in British politics?

   • We might hope to avoid the complications of a shameful history by looking to the church as our true family. It is a shameful episode in British politics. She told him: 'It is shameful that you are before the court. If it did, shameful episodes such as the mis-selling of endowments simply could not have happened.

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   Learn the meaning of shameful, an adjective that describes something or someone that deserves blame or shame. See synonyms, related words, and translations of shameful in different languages.

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     SHAMEFUL meaning: 1. deserving blame, or being a reason for...

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     shameful definicja: 1. deserving blame, or being a reason...

   • Shameful: Catalan Translation

     shameful translate: vergonyós. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shameful in Arabic

     shameful translate: مُخجِل. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Shameful in Japanese

     shameful translate: 恥ずべき, 恥（は）ずべき. Learn more in the...

   • Shameful: Polish Translation

     SHAMEFUL translate: wstydliwy, haniebny. Learn more in the...

   • Shameful: Italian Translation

     shameful translate: vergognoso, vergognoso. Learn more in...

   • Shameful: Portuguese Translation

     shameful translate: vergonhoso, vergonhoso/-osa. Learn more...

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   giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. “"the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray”. synonyms: disgraceful, scandalous, shocking. immoral.

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   If you describe a person's action or attitude as shameful, you think that it is so bad that the person ought to be ashamed. ...the most shameful episode in their history. American English : shameful / ˈʃeɪmfəl /

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective shameful, which means that something should make you feel ashamed. See synonyms, example sentences and word origin.

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   Shameful means causing or deserving shame, disgrace, or dishonor. Find out the origin, usage, and related words of shameful in English and Spanish dictionaries.

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   shameful definition: Something shameful is bad and should make you feel embarrassed and guilty: . Learn more.