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English adjective: shameful | |||
| 1. | shameful (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame | ||
| Samples | Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands. An ignominious retreat. Inglorious defeat. An opprobrious monument to human greed. A shameful display of cowardice. | ||
| Synonyms | black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious | ||
| Similar | dishonorable, dishonourable | ||
| Antonyms | honourable, honorable | ||
| 2. | shameful giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | ||
| Samples | Scandalous behavior. The wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt. The most shocking book of its time. | ||
| Synonyms | disgraceful, scandalous, shocking | ||
| Similar | immoral | ||
| Antonyms | moral | ||
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