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
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While Ellen’s spasms and fits are viewed as shameful by her peers—even her husband—Franz views her as a sacred figure who would have been a high priestess in another age.
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In the four years since mobs of his supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have waged an incessant campaign to rewrite the history of one of the most shameful events in modern American history.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
New Orleans is looking for a way to redeem itself after broadcasting the most shameful offensive display of the 2024 NFL season, becoming the only team in the year to post a donut in its 34-0 annihilation to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched their ticket to the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny acquitted; fmr marine freed of all charges in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Joe Biden’s shameful pardon of Hunter Biden Is just the beginning; Fauci next?
—The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
In the four years since mobs of his supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans have waged an incessant campaign to rewrite the history of one of the most shameful events in modern American history.
—Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
New Orleans is looking for a way to redeem itself after broadcasting the most shameful offensive display of the 2024 NFL season, becoming the only team in the year to post a donut in its 34-0 annihilation to the Green Bay Packers, who clinched their ticket to the playoffs.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Daniel Penny acquitted; fmr marine freed of all charges in chokehold death of Jordan Neely
Joe Biden’s shameful pardon of Hunter Biden Is just the beginning; Fauci next?
—The Hill, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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