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

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

"There's nothing shameful, it doesn't make your unionism any weaker," he added.

From BBC

She added: “The shameful rhetoric displayed by Donald Trump and his allies at Madison Square Garden — where Puerto Ricans, migrants, and Democratic leaders were openly vilified — is not only divisive but dangerous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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