shameful
adjectifcourant dans les dialogues
- //ˈʃeɪmfəl//
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
adjectif
- 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.
Étymologie
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”).
Formes
- comparatif
- more shameful
- superlatif
- most shameful
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