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
Recent Examples on the Web
Lawfare, as practiced by politically ambitious prosecutors, is shameful and a threat to the principles of our justice system.
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Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
All of them, save Fani, see this as a shameful night job — more a chance to improve their circumstances than to avenge them.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
Ideas intrude which are shameful, sad, even obscene and immoral.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The 2021 withdrawal was unacceptably chaotic and bloody, the takeover by the Taliban shameful, but that war is now over.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
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Chris West, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2024
All of them, save Fani, see this as a shameful night job — more a chance to improve their circumstances than to avenge them.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 3 July 2024
Ideas intrude which are shameful, sad, even obscene and immoral.
—Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
The 2021 withdrawal was unacceptably chaotic and bloody, the takeover by the Taliban shameful, but that war is now over.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for shameful
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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