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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Mailman is also a shameful revelation of the inexcusable working conditions that letter carriers are subjected to: The injury rate for postal workers is higher than for coal miners.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
And depending on cultural context, some kids learn very early that emotional expression is unsafe or shameful.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2025
The court declined to weigh in, and that was shameful.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The immoral treatment of human beings on this Florida site unmistakably echoes a similarly shameful American chapter.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2025
And depending on cultural context, some kids learn very early that emotional expression is unsafe or shameful.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 29 July 2025
The court declined to weigh in, and that was shameful.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
The immoral treatment of human beings on this Florida site unmistakably echoes a similarly shameful American chapter.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shameful
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shameful. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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