Definition of shameful Shameful

/ʃejˈmfʌl/ - [sheymful] - shame•ful

We found 7 definitions of shameful from 4 different sources.

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What does shameful mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

shameful - (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"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"
  black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious
  dishonourable, dishonorable lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"
shameful - giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
  disgraceful, scandalous, shocking
  immoral deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • shameful (a.)
    Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful.
  • shameful (a.)
    Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • shameful
    Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.

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