Definition of shameful in English:

shameful

adjective ˈʃeɪmfʊlˈʃeɪmf(ə)lˈʃeɪmfəl

Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace.
a shameful accusation
Example sentencesExamples
- I thought it would be irresponsible and shameful not to publish it - and of course criticisms of it.
- The family was dignified and respectful even of the late senator and his family as this shameful secret was becoming public.
- This may be shameful, but it's genuinely impossible not to laugh.
- Personally, I feel cheated if an election campaign does not include a modicum of shameful brawling.
- Contemporary culture, too, showed its shameful face, as foul language and potato crisps in theatres.
- To be weak and shameful is a disgrace severe enough to be punishable by death according to my standards.
- The grammar in that last sentence was really shameful, and it's going to look even worse typed out on a page.
- It's shameful for me and for my family and for my beloved company, and for all of its employees and partners.
- The history of racism in accusations and punishments for rape is sordid and shameful.
- He would never have had to commit this shameful act that was tearing and ripping away at his soul.
- They don't want the great ‘eyes of the world’ to fall upon us and find anything too freaky or shameful.
- For me it was a disappointing and somewhat shameful day.
- Yes, I think there comes a point where putting a brave face on things becomes a shameful charade.
- White says it's shameful that tuition fees are so high when the province has a $7 billion surplus.
- Susan felt bad that she had hurt Jason but she quickly held back shameful tears so she could speak.
- Meghan was shameful for even contemplating about breaking up with Shawn even if she saw him kissing Jess.
- What a shameful record for a country that boasts of 800 pictures a year, twice as many as Hollywood produces.
- Look up - the world's tallest, messiest, most shameful advertisement is no more.
- Now such a public display of journalistic hooliganism is shameful.
- Compare and contrast with the shameful rubbish that was the British 70s ‘sex film’.
Synonyms
disgraceful, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, dishonourable, discreditable, reprehensible, base, mean, low, blameworthy, unworthy, ignoble, shabby, inglorious, infamous, unprincipled, shocking, scandalous, outrageous, abominable, atrocious, appalling, disgusting, vile, odious, monstrous, heinous, unspeakable, loathsome, sordid, bad, wicked, immoral, nefarious, indefensible, inexcusable, unforgivable
informal low-down, hateful
archaic knavish, dastardly, scurvy
rare egregious, flagitious
embarrassing, mortifying, shaming, humiliating, degrading, ignominious
informal blush-making

Derivatives

shamefulness

noun ˈʃeɪmfʊlnəsˈʃeɪmf(ə)lnəsˈʃeɪmfəlnəs

Hopefully, the shamefulness of the result will ensure the Parliamentary benches are purged for the election to follow.
Example sentencesExamples
- The shamefulness of this act is ironically pointed up by the fact that it follows the description of two English knights chivalrously dying in each other's arms.
- After being stripped of my stature and honor I banished myself out of sheer shamefulness.
- In 1990, the U.S. government acknowledged the shamefulness of this policy, formally apologized to Japanese Americans for implementing it, and paid token reparations of $20,000 to each Japanese American who had been interned.
- Their dedication to compromise is impressive… to the point of shamefulness.

Origin

Old English sc(e)amful 'modest, shamefaced' (see shame, -ful).

Definition of shameful in US English:

shameful

adjectiveˈSHāmfəlˈʃeɪmfəl

Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace.
a shameful accusation
Example sentencesExamples
- He would never have had to commit this shameful act that was tearing and ripping away at his soul.
- Susan felt bad that she had hurt Jason but she quickly held back shameful tears so she could speak.
- Personally, I feel cheated if an election campaign does not include a modicum of shameful brawling.
- Compare and contrast with the shameful rubbish that was the British 70s ‘sex film’.
- Look up - the world's tallest, messiest, most shameful advertisement is no more.
- Now such a public display of journalistic hooliganism is shameful.
- The grammar in that last sentence was really shameful, and it's going to look even worse typed out on a page.
- For me it was a disappointing and somewhat shameful day.
- The history of racism in accusations and punishments for rape is sordid and shameful.
- Meghan was shameful for even contemplating about breaking up with Shawn even if she saw him kissing Jess.
- White says it's shameful that tuition fees are so high when the province has a $7 billion surplus.
- To be weak and shameful is a disgrace severe enough to be punishable by death according to my standards.
- It's shameful for me and for my family and for my beloved company, and for all of its employees and partners.
- I thought it would be irresponsible and shameful not to publish it - and of course criticisms of it.
- This may be shameful, but it's genuinely impossible not to laugh.
- Yes, I think there comes a point where putting a brave face on things becomes a shameful charade.
- What a shameful record for a country that boasts of 800 pictures a year, twice as many as Hollywood produces.
- The family was dignified and respectful even of the late senator and his family as this shameful secret was becoming public.
- They don't want the great ‘eyes of the world’ to fall upon us and find anything too freaky or shameful.
- Contemporary culture, too, showed its shameful face, as foul language and potato crisps in theatres.
Synonyms
disgraceful, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, dishonourable, discreditable, reprehensible, base, mean, low, blameworthy, unworthy, ignoble, shabby, inglorious, infamous, unprincipled, shocking, scandalous, outrageous, abominable, atrocious, appalling, disgusting, vile, odious, monstrous, heinous, unspeakable, loathsome, sordid, bad, wicked, immoral, nefarious, indefensible, inexcusable, unforgivable
embarrassing, mortifying, shaming, humiliating, degrading, ignominious

Origin

Old English sc(e)amful ‘modest, shamefaced’ (see shame, -ful).

单词	shameful
释义	Definition of shameful in English: shameful adjective ˈʃeɪmfʊlˈʃeɪmf(ə)lˈʃeɪmfəl Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace. a shameful accusation Example sentencesExamples I thought it would be irresponsible and shameful not to publish it - and of course criticisms of it. The family was dignified and respectful even of the late senator and his family as this shameful secret was becoming public. This may be shameful, but it's genuinely impossible not to laugh. Personally, I feel cheated if an election campaign does not include a modicum of shameful brawling. Contemporary culture, too, showed its shameful face, as foul language and potato crisps in theatres. To be weak and shameful is a disgrace severe enough to be punishable by death according to my standards. The grammar in that last sentence was really shameful, and it's going to look even worse typed out on a page. It's shameful for me and for my family and for my beloved company, and for all of its employees and partners. The history of racism in accusations and punishments for rape is sordid and shameful. He would never have had to commit this shameful act that was tearing and ripping away at his soul. They don't want the great ‘eyes of the world’ to fall upon us and find anything too freaky or shameful. For me it was a disappointing and somewhat shameful day. Yes, I think there comes a point where putting a brave face on things becomes a shameful charade. White says it's shameful that tuition fees are so high when the province has a $7 billion surplus. Susan felt bad that she had hurt Jason but she quickly held back shameful tears so she could speak. Meghan was shameful for even contemplating about breaking up with Shawn even if she saw him kissing Jess. What a shameful record for a country that boasts of 800 pictures a year, twice as many as Hollywood produces. Look up - the world's tallest, messiest, most shameful advertisement is no more. Now such a public display of journalistic hooliganism is shameful. Compare and contrast with the shameful rubbish that was the British 70s ‘sex film’. Synonyms disgraceful, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, dishonourable, discreditable, reprehensible, base, mean, low, blameworthy, unworthy, ignoble, shabby, inglorious, infamous, unprincipled, shocking, scandalous, outrageous, abominable, atrocious, appalling, disgusting, vile, odious, monstrous, heinous, unspeakable, loathsome, sordid, bad, wicked, immoral, nefarious, indefensible, inexcusable, unforgivable informal low-down, hateful archaic knavish, dastardly, scurvy rare egregious, flagitious embarrassing, mortifying, shaming, humiliating, degrading, ignominious informal blush-making Derivatives shamefulness noun ˈʃeɪmfʊlnəsˈʃeɪmf(ə)lnəsˈʃeɪmfəlnəs Hopefully, the shamefulness of the result will ensure the Parliamentary benches are purged for the election to follow. Example sentencesExamples The shamefulness of this act is ironically pointed up by the fact that it follows the description of two English knights chivalrously dying in each other's arms. After being stripped of my stature and honor I banished myself out of sheer shamefulness. In 1990, the U.S. government acknowledged the shamefulness of this policy, formally apologized to Japanese Americans for implementing it, and paid token reparations of $20,000 to each Japanese American who had been interned. Their dedication to compromise is impressive… to the point of shamefulness. Origin Old English sc(e)amful 'modest, shamefaced' (see shame, -ful). Definition of shameful in US English: shameful adjectiveˈSHāmfəlˈʃeɪmfəl Worthy of or causing shame or disgrace. a shameful accusation Example sentencesExamples He would never have had to commit this shameful act that was tearing and ripping away at his soul. Susan felt bad that she had hurt Jason but she quickly held back shameful tears so she could speak. Personally, I feel cheated if an election campaign does not include a modicum of shameful brawling. Compare and contrast with the shameful rubbish that was the British 70s ‘sex film’. Look up - the world's tallest, messiest, most shameful advertisement is no more. Now such a public display of journalistic hooliganism is shameful. The grammar in that last sentence was really shameful, and it's going to look even worse typed out on a page. For me it was a disappointing and somewhat shameful day. The history of racism in accusations and punishments for rape is sordid and shameful. Meghan was shameful for even contemplating about breaking up with Shawn even if she saw him kissing Jess. White says it's shameful that tuition fees are so high when the province has a $7 billion surplus. To be weak and shameful is a disgrace severe enough to be punishable by death according to my standards. It's shameful for me and for my family and for my beloved company, and for all of its employees and partners. I thought it would be irresponsible and shameful not to publish it - and of course criticisms of it. This may be shameful, but it's genuinely impossible not to laugh. Yes, I think there comes a point where putting a brave face on things becomes a shameful charade. What a shameful record for a country that boasts of 800 pictures a year, twice as many as Hollywood produces. The family was dignified and respectful even of the late senator and his family as this shameful secret was becoming public. They don't want the great ‘eyes of the world’ to fall upon us and find anything too freaky or shameful. Contemporary culture, too, showed its shameful face, as foul language and potato crisps in theatres. Synonyms disgraceful, deplorable, despicable, contemptible, dishonourable, discreditable, reprehensible, base, mean, low, blameworthy, unworthy, ignoble, shabby, inglorious, infamous, unprincipled, shocking, scandalous, outrageous, abominable, atrocious, appalling, disgusting, vile, odious, monstrous, heinous, unspeakable, loathsome, sordid, bad, wicked, immoral, nefarious, indefensible, inexcusable, unforgivable embarrassing, mortifying, shaming, humiliating, degrading, ignominious Origin Old English sc(e)amful ‘modest, shamefaced’ (see shame, -ful).
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