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shameful

[ sheym-fuhl ]

/ ˈʃeɪm fəl /

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adjective

causing shame: shameful behavior.

disgraceful or scandalous: shameful treatment.

Origin of shameful

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

SYNONYMS FOR shameful

1 mortifying, humiliating.

2 dishonorable, ignominious, vile, base, low.

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ANTONYMS FOR shameful

2 honorable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM shameful

shame·ful·ly, adverb shame·ful·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shameful

shameful shameless

Words nearby shameful

shambolic, shame, shame on you, shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, shameless, shames, shamina, shamir, shamisen

Example sentences from the Web for shamefully

And Sharpton, Jackson, Holder, and yes, Obama, too, are shamefully silent.

As Michael Brown Grand Jury Winds Down, Is Ferguson on the Brink of War? |Ron Christie |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And yet shamefully, today their expression is accompanied by a request for anonymity.

India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux |Kranti Rai |March 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Mainstream American press coverage of Russia,” Cohen writes, has been “shamefully unprofessional and politically inflammatory.

How the ‘Realists’ Misjudged Ukraine |James Kirchick |March 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This, I confess, shamefully gave rise to momentary schadenfreude—even glee.

Violence is the New Normal in Abu Tor |Rabbi Daniel Landes |July 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Republican legislation and a long ballot led to shamefully long lines in the Sunshine State.

Florida’s Messy Democracy |Winston Ross |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
You love me, although I raised my hand against you, and although I was shamefully cowardly when the trouble came.

Fair Haven and Foul Strand |August Strindberg
He had cruelly, shamefully wronged and deceived her—what right had he to look for mercy in return?

Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir |May Agnes Fleming
No attempt was made to apply the money taken for the benefit of the parishes; it was shamefully and shamelessly squandered.

Social Life in England Through the Centuries |H. R. Wilton Hall
If we should try, all that would follow would be that we should play a large part ignobly and shamefully.

State of the Union Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt |Theodore Roosevelt
These scenes replete with dignity, took place in that Capitulary Hall now so shamefully defiled.

Led Astray and The Sphinx |Octave Feuillet

British Dictionary definitions for shamefully

shameful

/ (ˈʃeɪmfʊl) /

adjective

causing or deserving shame; scandalous

Derived forms of shameful

shamefully, adverb shamefulness, noun