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shameful

 [sheym-fuhl]  

shame·ful

   [sheym-fuhl]
adjective
1.
causing shame: shameful behavior.
2.
disgraceful or scandalous: shameful treatment.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English; Old English scamful. See shame, -ful

Related forms
shame·ful·ly, adverb
shame·ful·ness, noun

Can be confused: shameful, shameless.

Synonyms
1. mortifying, humiliating. 2. dishonorable, ignominious, vile, base, low.

Antonyms
2. honorable.

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shameful (ˈʃeɪmfʊl)
 
—adj
causing or deserving shame; scandalous
 
'shamefully
 
—adv
 
'shamefulness
 
—n

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