shameful meaning
UK US /ˈʃeɪmfəl/ 2 syllables
shameful (adjective): (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.
shameful has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
shameful as an adjective
- (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands
- an ignominious retreat
- inglorious defeat
- an opprobrious monument to human greed
- a shameful display of cowardice
Synonyms: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious
Similar: dishonorable
Related forms: shamefulness
- giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- scandalous behavior
- the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt
- the most shocking book of its time
Synonyms: disgraceful, scandalous, shocking
Similar: immoral
Related forms: shamefulness
shameful in a sentence
- It's shameful to treat a child so cruelly.
- It's shameful, the way he wastes money.
- Over my dead body shall I witness such a shameful sight.
- I would rather die than watch something so shameful.
- An honourable death is better than a shameful life.
How to pronounce shameful
shameful is pronounced /ˈʃeɪmfəl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in UL · 8-letter words
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