1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic
: full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefulness
noun
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Examples of shameful in a Sentence
There is no excuse for such shameful behavior.
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Betting in baseball is particularly shameful given the league’s history with the Black Sox (1919) and Pete Rose (1990) scandals and given that betting on games played by one’s own team can trigger a lifetime ban.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The former president set the works in motion last month with the shameful pardon of his son.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Kim Kardashian says that’s shameful, as The Times’ Nardine Saad reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
While Ellen’s spasms and fits are viewed as shameful by her peers—even her husband—Franz views her as a sacred figure who would have been a high priestess in another age.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025
The former president set the works in motion last month with the shameful pardon of his son.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2025
Kim Kardashian says that’s shameful, as The Times’ Nardine Saad reports.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
While Ellen’s spasms and fits are viewed as shameful by her peers—even her husband—Franz views her as a sacred figure who would have been a high priestess in another age.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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