1
a
: bringing shame : disgraceful
b
: arousing the feeling of shame
2
archaic
: full of the feeling of shame : ashamed
shamefulness
noun
Examples of shameful in a Sentence
There is no excuse for such shameful behavior.
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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The Lakers trailed by as many as 27 points, their performance at Crypto.com Arena so shameful that even one of the worst coaches in franchise history felt emboldened enough to criticize their current sideline leader.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Trump’s reign of terror recalls a shameful chapter in our history: The alien and sedition acts of 1798, under which journalists were jailed for criticizing President John Adams.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
But the incident — and developments since then — shows that the Trump administration’s crackdown on the First Amendment, and pro-Palestinian speech in particular, has a long and shameful history.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
What happened to them and the other prisoners in U.S. internment camps was a shameful episode in our country’s history.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Trump’s reign of terror recalls a shameful chapter in our history: The alien and sedition acts of 1798, under which journalists were jailed for criticizing President John Adams.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
But the incident — and developments since then — shows that the Trump administration’s crackdown on the First Amendment, and pro-Palestinian speech in particular, has a long and shameful history.
—Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 27 Mar. 2025
What happened to them and the other prisoners in U.S. internment camps was a shameful episode in our country’s history.
—Karen Ebel, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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