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shameful

[sheym-fuhl]

adjective

  1. causing shame.

    shameful behavior.

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  2. disgraceful or scandalous.

    shameful treatment.

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shameful

/ ˈʃɪʊ /

adjective

  1. causing or deserving shame; scandalous

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • shamefully adverb
  • shamefulness noun
  • ˈ󲹳ڳܱ adverb
  • ˈ󲹳ڳܱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shameful1

before 950; Middle English; Old English scamful. See shame, -ful
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That kind of careerism should, of course, be considered shameful in the journalism trade and might, in its own strange way, also be considered one of the reasons we find ourselves in our current crisis.

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"This is a shameful and stunning abuse of power."

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“Now the nonpartisan referee’s latest analysis shows this would be one of the largest transfers of wealth from working families to the ultra-rich in American history. It’s shameful.”

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Lyons also condemned those behind what he called the "shameful" attack on the leisure centre.

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This Mexico-born Texas resident - a naturalised US citizen - supports the deployment of troops to put down "shameful" protests in California.

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