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shame·ful
(shām′fəl)adj.
1.
a. Causing shame; disgraceful.
b. Giving offense; indecent.
2. Obsolete Full of shame; ashamed.
shame′ful·ly adv.
shame′ful·ness n.
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shameful
(ˈʃeɪmfʊl)adj
causing or deserving shame; scandalous
ˈshamefully adv
ˈshamefulness n
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shame•ful
(ˈʃeɪm fəl)adj.
1. disgraceful or scandalous; vile: shameful behavior.
2. causing shame; humiliating: a shameful apology to his mom.
[before 950]
shame′ful•ly, adv.
shame′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | shameful - (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" dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed" |
2. | shameful - 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" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong |
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shameful
adjective disgraceful, outrageous, scandalous, mean, low, base, infamous, indecent, degrading, vile, wicked, atrocious, unworthy, reprehensible, ignominious, dastardly, unbecoming, dishonourable It is a shameful state of affairs.
disgraceful right, worthy, admirable, honourable, exemplary, creditable, laudable, estimable
disgraceful right, worthy, admirable, honourable, exemplary, creditable, laudable, estimable
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shameful
adjective1. Meriting or causing shame or dishonor:
2. Worthy of severe disapproval:
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Translations
مُخْجِل، شائِن، مُخْزٍ
ostudnýhanebný
skammelig
skammarlegur
sramoten
utandırıcı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shameful
[ˈʃeɪmfʊl] adj (= disgraceful) → honteux/euse, scandaleux/euseCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shameful
adj → schändlich; experience, secret → peinlich; another shameful day for the pound → noch ein schmachvoller Tag für das Pfund Sterling; how shameful! → was für eine Schande!; what shameful prices/behaviour! → diese Preise sind/dieses Benehmen ist eine Schande; there is nothing shameful about it → das ist doch keine Schande
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shameful
[ˈʃeɪmfʊl] adj → vergognoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shame
(ʃeim) noun1. (often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure. I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.
2. dishonour or disgrace. The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.
3. (with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame. It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.
4. (with a) a pity. What a shame that he didn't get the job!
verb1. (often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed. He was shamed into paying his share.
2. to cause to have a feeling of shame. His cowardice shamed his parents.
ˈshameful adjective disgraceful. shameful behaviour.
ˈshamefully adverbˈshamefulness noun
ˈshameless adjective
1. without shame; blatant. a shameless liar; shameless deception.
2. not modest. a shameless woman.
ˈshamelessly adverbˈshamelessness noun
ˈshamefaced adjective
showing shame or embarrassment. He was very shamefaced about his mistake.
put to shame to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence. Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.
to my/his etc shame it is a cause of shame to me, him etc that. To my shame, my daughter always beats me at chess.
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shameful
a. vergonzoso-a, penoso-a.
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