Dictionary

shameful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈʃeɪmfəl/
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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”).

Meanings

1. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
   • "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy." 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:
   • shameful publicity
   • a shameful act
2. Giving offense.

Forms

Deriveds

nonshameful · shamefully · unshameful · shamefulness

Synonyms

despicable

Translations (53)

ru позо́рный (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · la dēfōrmis (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · bg срамен (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ja 恥ずべき (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · pdt schomphaupt (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · hi लज्जाजनक (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · fi häpeällinen (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · nl beschamend (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · gl vergoñoso (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ga adhnáireach (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ro rușinos (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · got 𐌰𐌲𐌻𐍃 (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ca vergonyós (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · bg позорен (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · es vergonzoso (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · hu szégyenletes (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · el αισχυντηλός (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ga aithiseach (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · fr scandaleux (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · rup arushinos (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · grc ἀεικής (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · pt vergonhoso (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · pdt schaundhauft (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · de beschämend (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · cs hanebný (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · cs ostudný (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ga náiriúil (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · de schandbar (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · gd nàr (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · enm schameful (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · pl haniebny (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · pdt schaundboa (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · it vergognoso (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · uk соромі́тний (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · sh sramotan (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · de blamabel (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ru посты́дный (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · el ντροπιαστικός (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · cmn 可恥 /可耻 (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · grc αἰσχρός (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · sv skamlig (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · uk соро́мний (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · zza arey (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · de peinlich (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · fr honteux (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · km គួរអោយអាម៉ាស់ (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · vi hổ thẹn (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · la pudibundus (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · no skamfull (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · uk стидни́й (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ml ലജ്ജാവഹമായ (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ga náireach (causing or meriting shame or disgrace) · ca escadalós (causing or meriting shame or disgrace)