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Shameful

//ˈʃeɪmfəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful

    "shameful publicity"

  2. 2
    Giving offense.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame wordnet
  2. 2
    giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation wordnet

Etymology

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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