1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic
: full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefulness
noun
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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Writing this just now felt both cathartic and shameful.
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Liana Finck, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Pope Francis branded Gaza crisis 'serious and shameful' Israel launched its siege of Gaza after militants affiliated with Hamas − which controls the territory on the border of Israel and Egypt − overran Israel’s borders on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostage.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Our society tends to destigmatize shameful things, and guilt is created around mental health.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 May 2025
From the classic and shameful Hello Pervert campaign, attacks against Gmail users that claim their account is, oh the irony, being attacked by a hacker, and even concerns over President Trump’s tariff plans, all are employed in this way.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Liana Finck, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
Pope Francis branded Gaza crisis 'serious and shameful' Israel launched its siege of Gaza after militants affiliated with Hamas − which controls the territory on the border of Israel and Egypt − overran Israel’s borders on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostage.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Our society tends to destigmatize shameful things, and guilt is created around mental health.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 May 2025
From the classic and shameful Hello Pervert campaign, attacks against Gmail users that claim their account is, oh the irony, being attacked by a hacker, and even concerns over President Trump’s tariff plans, all are employed in this way.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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