1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic
: full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefulness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of shameful in a Sentence
There is no excuse for such shameful behavior.
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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That’s what this moron advocated in a shameful commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas -- a spew of backward misogyny that has since been rightly vilified.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 May 2024
Related Articles Editorial: Bay Area school officials’ shameful tax-election manipulations
Similarly, the federal agency has been slow to require installation of technology that could minimize runway-collision risks.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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