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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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. shamefulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHAMEFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   deserving blame, or being a reason for feeling ashamed: I couldn't see anything shameful in what I had done. The crime figures are shameful. The family kept their shameful secret for years. Synonym. ignominious literary. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Humiliating and degrading. abasement. be under a cloud idiom.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shamefulShameful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jul 24, 2012 · The meaning of SHAMEFUL is bringing shame : disgraceful. How to use shameful in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHAMEFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shamefulShameful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › shamefulshameful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of shameful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › shamefulShameful - definition of shameful by The Free Dictionary

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   Define shameful. shameful synonyms, shameful pronunciation, shameful translation, English dictionary definition of shameful. adj. 1. a. Causing shame; disgraceful. b. Giving offense; indecent. 2. Obsolete Full of shame; ashamed. shame′ful·ly adv. shame′ful·ness n. American...

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHAME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or not satisfactory: [ + that ] It's a ( great / real) shame that the event had to be cancelled. [ + to infinitive ] Have some more vegetables - it would be a shame to waste them. "Douglas had to miss the school concert because he was ill ."