shameful

[ sheym-fuhl ]

adjective

1. causing shame:

   shameful behavior.

   Synonyms: humiliating

2. disgraceful or scandalous:

   shameful treatment.

   Synonyms: low, base, vile, ignominious, dishonorable

   Antonyms: honorable

shameful

/ ˈʃeɪmfʊl /

adjective

1. causing or deserving shame; scandalous

Derived Forms

• ˈshamefully, adverb
• ˈshamefulness, noun

Other Words From

• shameful·ly adverb
• shameful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shameful¹

before 950; Middle English; Old English scamful. See shame, -ful

Example Sentences

She asked about “all the mumbo jumbo” — the transmission information — at the top of the document; I was more interested in the content: records from the 1930s that detailed a shameful chapter in Los Angeles history — repatriation campaigns that targeted Mexican and Mexican American families.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, the star hit back at "shameful" comments made about her by a female Hollywood producer who said: "She's not pretty, she can't act. Why is she so hot?"

From BBC

It was, our correspondent said, shameful that disabled passengers flying out of British airports should still be discriminated against in this way.

From BBC

“We have no place in our Party or nation for people with such shameful, hateful views.”

From Salon

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell called the cut to the international aid budget "shameful, immoral and wrong"

From BBC

Related Words

• dastardly
• disgraceful
• embarrassing
• flagrant
• heinous
• humiliating
• ignominious
• immoral
• indecent
• outrageous
• reprehensible
• scandalous
• shocking
• sinful
• vile