Meaning & Definition of Shameful in English
English⟶
Shameful
/ʃemfəl/
adjective
1. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
- "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- rachel carson
- "An ignominious retreat"
- "Inglorious defeat"
- "An opprobrious monument to human greed"
- "A shameful display of cowardice"
synonym:
- black,
- disgraceful,
- ignominious,
- inglorious,
- opprobrious,
- shameful
2. Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
- "Scandalous behavior"
- "The wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- thackeray
- "The most shocking book of its time"
synonym:
- disgraceful,
- scandalous,
- shameful,
- shocking
Examples of using
It's not shameful to be silent when you have nothing to say.
The love that I suffer from is a shameful disease.
Lying is shameful.