1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic
: full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefulness
noun
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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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Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
Tump was hardly alone in trying to turn the crash to political advantage, but even by this president’s rhetorical measures, this was a shameful performance.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
To erase this chapter of American history would have been shameful.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Kang-Chun Cheng, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
Tump was hardly alone in trying to turn the crash to political advantage, but even by this president’s rhetorical measures, this was a shameful performance.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
To erase this chapter of American history would have been shameful.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Silence in the face of this catastrophe is immoral and shameful.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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