shameful

adjectivecommon in dialogue

//ˈʃeɪmfəl//

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

adjective

1
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
shameful publicity
a shameful act
"They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
2
Giving offense.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-West Germanic *skamu Old English sċamu Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Old English sċeomfull Middle English schameful English shameful From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *sċeamfull, sċeomfull, equivalent to shame + -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).

Forms

comparative: more shameful
superlative: most shameful

shaman · A traditional faith healer.shame · An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or…shamed · That has been shamed.

shameful · Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

shameless · Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something…shampoo · A traditional Indian and Persian body massage given after…shan · unfair, harsh

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