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Definitions for shameful
ˈʃeɪm fəlshame·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word shameful.
Princeton's WordNet
black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shamefuladjective
(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"
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective
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"
Wiktionary
shamefuladjective
causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
shamefuladjective
giving offense
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shamefuladjective
Disgraceful; ignominious; infamous; reproachful.
Etymology: shame and full.
Phœbus flying so most shameful sight,
His blushing face in foggy cloud implies,
And hides for shame. Fairy Queen.This all through that great princess pride did fall,
And came to shameful end. Fairy Queen.For this he shall live hated, be blasphem’d,
Seiz’d on by force, judg’d, and to death condemn’d,
A shameful and accurst! John Milton.His naval preparations were not more surprising than his quick and shameful retreat; for he returned to Carthage with only one ship, having fled without striking one stroke. Arbuth.
The knave of diamonds tries his wily arts,
And wins, O shameful chance! the queen of hearts. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
shameful
Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness.
ChatGPT
shameful
Shameful refers to anything causing or deserving a sense of disgrace, dishonor, or guilt. It typically pertains to actions, behavior, or situations that are considered morally unacceptable, improper, or embarrassing.
Webster Dictionary
Shamefuladjective
bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful
Shamefuladjective
exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shameful in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shameful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of shameful in a Sentence
I have just been condemned, not to a shameful death, which can only apply to felons, but rather to finding your brother again...I seek forgiveness for all whom I know for every harm I may have unwittingly caused them...Adieu, good, gentle sister...I embrace you with all my heart as well as the poor, dear children.
Nothing is more shameful than pocketing millions of dollars donated by good-hearted people who just wanted to help children afflicted with a terminal illness.
It has been the most shameful thing that any president has done in modern history in terms of foreign policy.
La Liga has lost credibility. We feel trampled upon and humiliated, it is a long time since I have seen something so grotesque and shameful that doesn't benefit us or Madrid. All of us lose credibility.
To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise for it is to think that we know what we do not know. For anything that men can tell, death may be the greatest good that can happen to them but they fear it as if they knew quite well that it was the greatest of evils. And what is this but that shameful ignorance of thinking that we know what we do not know
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- مخجلArabic
- escadalós, vergonyósCatalan, Valencian
- hanebný, ostudnýCzech
- schandbar, beschämendGerman
- vergonzosoSpanish
- häpeällinenFinnish
- honteux, scandaleuxFrench
- náiriúil, náireachIrish
- nàrScottish Gaelic
- vergognosoItalian
- 恥ずべきJapanese
- dēfōrmisLatin
- beschamendDutch
- skammelig, skamfullNorwegian
- haniebnyPolish
- vergonhosoPortuguese
- постыдный, позорныйRussian
- skamlig, skamSwedish
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