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单词 shameful
释义

shameful

adjective

shame·​ful ˈshām-fəl How to pronounce shameful (audio)
1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic : full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefully
ˈshām-fə-lē How to pronounce shameful (audio)
adverb
shamefulness noun

Synonyms

  • discreditable
  • disgraceful
  • dishonorable
  • disreputable
  • ignominious
  • infamous
  • louche
  • notorious
  • opprobrious
  • shady
  • shoddy
  • shy
  • unrespectable
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Example Sentences

There is no excuse for such shameful behavior. shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
Recent Examples on the Web Waiting for an election or suggesting that Americans bail themselves out through new spending is shameful. WSJ, 31 July 2022 And for a future RTA board member to be attacking, that is shameful. Leila Atassi, cleveland, 18 July 2022 One of the most shameful battles in this war occurred in the 1920s, when eugenics — the study of breeding a better human race — enjoyed popular acceptance. Clea Simon, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 What is a western, after all, but a kind of hermeneutic care package of perversely lionizing myths about the most shameful facts of our inheritance? Jonathan Dee, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022 Meanwhile, another federal agency involved in what some have called the most shameful part of the incident — arranging for the man a medical evacuation that took place before Tanzanian authorities could charge him — has avoided nearly all scrutiny. Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 22 May 2022 That holding is now universally regarded as one of the most shameful in Supreme Court history. Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker, 13 May 2022 There have been shameful, disrespectful, and unfounded attacks on the judge, and there’s been a lot of politicking. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 25 Mar. 2022 Is a white mother more likely to go out dancing all night – and is dancing a euphemism for more shameful activity? Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

shameful

adjective

shame·​ful ˈshām-fəl How to pronounce shameful (audio)
: bringing shame : disgraceful
"It would have been shameful to fail … when everyone knew that you could do well." Louisa May Alcott, Little Women

shameful

adjective

as in notorious
not respectable shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • notorious
  • infamous
  • shady
  • disgraceful
  • immoral
  • criminal
  • discreditable
  • dishonorable
  • ignominious
  • disreputable
  • bad
  • shoddy
  • opprobrious
  • unrespectable
  • shy
  • louche
  • vile
  • sordid
  • dirty
  • unethical
  • low
  • despicable
  • corrupt
  • contemptible
  • vicious
  • detestable
  • wicked
  • sinful
  • miserable
  • evil
  • unsavory
  • wrong
  • iniquitous
  • reprehensible
  • seamy
  • nefarious
  • mean
  • rotten
  • wretched
  • inglorious
  • unrighteous
  • villainous
  • censurable
  • depraved
  • perverted
  • base
  • blameworthy
  • debased
  • blamable
  • debauched
  • degenerate
  • dissolute
  • libertine
  • reprobate
  • loose
  • gamy
  • gamey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • honorable
  • good
  • noble
  • moral
  • respectable
  • honest
  • ethical
  • decent
  • righteous
  • just
  • reputable
  • legal
  • permissible
  • upright
  • prestigious
  • permitted
  • esteemed
  • respected
  • proper
  • correct
  • authorized
  • reputed
  • principled
  • endorsed
  • exemplary
  • commendable
  • approved
  • clean
  • licensed
  • upstanding
  • decorous
  • blameless
  • creditable
  • sanctioned
  • seemly
  • guiltless
  • indorsed
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