as in notorious
not respectable
shameful behavior by a bunch of drunken boors
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Recent Examples of shameful
Many women delay treatment or avoid conversations about intimacy and urinary symptoms because the term feels shameful or permanent.
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
However, even when the family finally gets a diagnosis and John has been featured on a BBC TV documentary about the syndrome, Heather still doesn’t really understand and treats him like a shameful family secret.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins christened the club’s 60th season with one of the most shameful performances in franchise annals.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of the bright colors and satisfying crunch sounds that accompany influencers’ recipe videos on Instagram, food is shot as if through Maddie’s eyes, as objects of shameful compulsion.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
However, even when the family finally gets a diagnosis and John has been featured on a BBC TV documentary about the syndrome, Heather still doesn’t really understand and treats him like a shameful family secret.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
The Dolphins christened the club’s 60th season with one of the most shameful performances in franchise annals.
—Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead of the bright colors and satisfying crunch sounds that accompany influencers’ recipe videos on Instagram, food is shot as if through Maddie’s eyes, as objects of shameful compulsion.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shameful
Adjective
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This chilling series unravels one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of our era, now taking a turn as a major suspect heads to trial.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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John Drea plays one of the most notorious killers in American history, Charles Manson.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But for all the good times, Furmanovsky also captures the infamous tension between Liam and Noel that would lead to the band’s breakup in 2009.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Remember the infamous 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between Republic of Ireland soccer coach Mick McCarthy and captain Roy Keane?—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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This shady ramble follows a beautiful stream to a gushing spring.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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With the story transposed to a tough sprawling prison in Marseille, one of France’s most multicultural cities, the protagonist is now a young African immigrant, serving time for drug smuggling, who is offered the protection of a powerful and shady French-Algerian businessman.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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This is disgraceful and immoral.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Soon, the deputy commissioner was asking me about narcissism and criminal thinking.—
Joe Garcia,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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That seems pretty criminal to me.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sports historians believe the debacle may have been the most disgraceful thing ever endured by Cincinnati fans that didn’t involve Pete Rose.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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This is disgraceful and immoral.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Shameful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shameful. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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