shameful
adjective/ˈʃeɪmfl/
/ˈʃeɪmfl/
- that should make you feel ashamed synonym disgraceful
- shameful behaviour
- It was shameful the way she was treated.
- There is nothing shameful about being poor.
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- Most people would consider this episode in our history shameful.
- She hid her shameful thoughts from others.
- We reveal one of the most shameful secrets of modern US history.
- a rather shameful practice
- our truly shameful record on this issue
Oxford Collocations DictionaryShameful is used with these nouns:- episode
- secret
Word OriginOld English sc(e)amful ‘modest, shamefaced’ (see shame, -ful).Want to learn more?
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