shameful

Meaning

  1. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  2. Giving offense.

Synonyms

disgraceful
C2
scandalous
C2
dishonorable
27k
ashamed
B1
ignominious
infamous
C2
embarrassing
B2
bashful
22k
indecent
C2
inglorious
humiliating
C1
miserable
B2
shocking
C1
pitiable
43k
opprobrious
obscene
C2
abject
29k
discreditable
embarrassed
B2
disgusting
B1
shy
B2
black
A1
dirty
A2
disreputable
39k
humiliated
C1
mean
A1
outrageous
C1
ridiculous
B1
vile
C1

propudious

ignoble
49k
deplorable
28k
immoral
C2
impertinent
C2
improper
C2
dejected
35k
indecently
degrading
C2
defamed
41k
insolent
C2
loathsome
25k

be scandalous

contemptible
30k
mortifying
46k
nefarious
26k
notorious
C1
cheeky
C1
brutal
C1

causing disgrace

bawdy
45k
pitiful
C1
ribald

be discreditable

sad
A2
☹️
salacious
48k
scandalizing
base
B1
scandalously
barefaced
awful
B1
slanderous
44k
smutty
timid
C2
unashamed
unpleasant
C1

be dishonourable

wicked
B2
wretched
C1
bald-faced
off-color
God-awful
29k

be disgraceful

dreadful
C1
dishonourable
44k
filthy
B2
foul
B2

be infamous

despicable
C2
Translations

honteux
vergonzoso
schandelijk
beschämend
schändlich
vergognoso
scandaleux
ignominioso
obbrobrioso
schamlos
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃeɪmfəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
schameful
Inherited from Old English
*sċeamfull
Cognate with Danish
skamfuld
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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