shameful
Meaning
- Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
- Giving offense.
Synonyms
propudious
be scandalous
causing disgrace
Translations
honteux
vergonzoso
schändlich
vergonyós
schandelijk
vergognoso
dēfōrmis
αισχρός
ayıpFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃeɪmfəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *sċeamfull, sċeomfull, equivalent to shame + -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).
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