Shameful
adjective
Causing feelings of embarrassment or guilt due to bad behavior or wrong action.
Everyone found his stealing from charity a shameful act.
Often appears as...
- shameful act
- shameful behavior
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Disapproving
adjective
Used to describe something that is shockingly bad or unacceptable.
The rampant corruption in the country is shameful.
Often appears as...
- shameful disregard
- shameful neglect
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Disapproving
adjective
Humiliating or causing a sense of embarrassment.
It's shameful to be seen not helping someone in trouble.
Often appears as...
- shameful silence
- shameful defeat
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Causing feelings of embarrassment or guilt due to bad behavior or wrong action.
Everyone found his stealing from charity a shameful act.
Often appears as...
- shameful act
- shameful behavior
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Used to describe something that is shockingly bad or unacceptable.
The rampant corruption in the country is shameful.
Often appears as...
- shameful disregard
- shameful neglect
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Humiliating or causing a sense of embarrassment.
It's shameful to be seen not helping someone in trouble.
Often appears as...
- shameful silence
- shameful defeat
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Contextual Sensitivity
Use 'shameful' to express strong disapproval, often when moral expectations are not met.
His betrayal of trust was a shameful decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emphasis
'Shameful' adds a layer of judgment and highlights the negative aspect of the action.
Cheating on the test was a shameful choice.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Using 'shameful' can evoke feelings of guilt or regret in the person responsible for the action.
He felt shameful after lying to his friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Contextual Sensitivity
Use 'shameful' to express strong disapproval, often when moral expectations are not met.
His betrayal of trust was a shameful decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emphasis
'Shameful' adds a layer of judgment and highlights the negative aspect of the action.
Cheating on the test was a shameful choice.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Using 'shameful' can evoke feelings of guilt or regret in the person responsible for the action.
He felt shameful after lying to his friends.
Pro Tip 1/3Contextual Sensitivity
Use 'shameful' to express strong disapproval, often when moral expectations are not met.
His betrayal of trust was a shameful decision.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emphasis
'Shameful' adds a layer of judgment and highlights the negative aspect of the action.
Cheating on the test was a shameful choice.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Using 'shameful' can evoke feelings of guilt or regret in the person responsible for the action.
He felt shameful after lying to his friends.
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Calling for change in...
into our dedication of system we have to have unique images centers where people can go and find people who they are smart you can find support they can find the grants they can find everything they need to be able to develop their countries we want to also to succeed and also to fail sometimes in the Arab culture failure is something which is shameful we have to
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The Isolation of...
you get clean and you're like oh I'm just going to get detox and things when you find but you get out and everything builds up all the real life stuff because you just haven't been dealing with it the worst thing is really the shame in at all I mean you feel shameful that you've screwed so many people over
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Why can't we talk about...
I wanted answers to these questions but there was no one for me to ask. My mother knew nothing about menstruation except that it was dirty and shameful and I shouldn't talk about it. I asked girlfriends and everybody spoke in euphemisms. And finally, when I got the courage to go to the doctor
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How one tweet can ruin...
when people would admit shameful secrets about themselves, and other people would say, "Oh my God, I'm exactly the same." These days, the hunt is on for people's shameful secrets. You can lead a good, ethical life, but some bad phraseology in a Tweet can overwhelm it all,
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Rose George: Let's talk...
I hope that we can do that. It's not a difficult thing to do. All we really need to do is look at this issue as the urgent, shameful issue that it is. And don't think that it's just in the poor world that things are wrong. Our sewers are crumbling.
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Can you solve the...
Only this time no one is comfortable admitting their supporting the troll is still shameful, and nobody wants to express support of a dragon who murdered his way into the race. But your job is your job. How do you conduct an accurate poll now?
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Crystal Rasmussen: A...
She was tangible. And what's more, she was adored by a crowd of people. Drag continued this way for a while, until the barrier between the mirror and the real world faded away. I had admitted my most shameful desires to the world,
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Christianity in China PIPE...
carried out a notorious massacre here for nearly a hundred years earlier it also been invaded by the British the eighteen hundred's china lost the so-called opium wars this was a particularly shameful episode in British
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A political party for...
And how they speak to each other is shameful and poisonous. I'm sure you've never had that kind of name-calling -- And lying here. Wouldn't it be great if just one politician said, "Do you know, my opponent has a point.
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A taboo-free way to talk...
for about half of her life. A phenomenon that is so significant that the survival and propagation of our species depends on it. Yet we consider it a taboo. We feel awkward and shameful talking about it.
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Calling for change in...
into our dedication of system we have to have unique images centers where people can go and find people who they are smart you can find support they can find the grants they can find everything they need to be able to develop their countries we want to also to succeed and also to fail sometimes in the Arab culture failure is something which is shameful we have to
Video examples
The Isolation of...
you get clean and you're like oh I'm just going to get detox and things when you find but you get out and everything builds up all the real life stuff because you just haven't been dealing with it the worst thing is really the shame in at all I mean you feel shameful that you've screwed so many people over
Video examples
Why can't we talk about...
I wanted answers to these questions but there was no one for me to ask. My mother knew nothing about menstruation except that it was dirty and shameful and I shouldn't talk about it. I asked girlfriends and everybody spoke in euphemisms. And finally, when I got the courage to go to the doctor
Video examples
How one tweet can ruin...
when people would admit shameful secrets about themselves, and other people would say, "Oh my God, I'm exactly the same." These days, the hunt is on for people's shameful secrets. You can lead a good, ethical life, but some bad phraseology in a Tweet can overwhelm it all,
Video examples
Rose George: Let's talk...
I hope that we can do that. It's not a difficult thing to do. All we really need to do is look at this issue as the urgent, shameful issue that it is. And don't think that it's just in the poor world that things are wrong. Our sewers are crumbling.
Video examples
Can you solve the...
Only this time no one is comfortable admitting their supporting the troll is still shameful, and nobody wants to express support of a dragon who murdered his way into the race. But your job is your job. How do you conduct an accurate poll now?
Video examples
Crystal Rasmussen: A...
She was tangible. And what's more, she was adored by a crowd of people. Drag continued this way for a while, until the barrier between the mirror and the real world faded away. I had admitted my most shameful desires to the world,
Video examples
Christianity in China PIPE...
carried out a notorious massacre here for nearly a hundred years earlier it also been invaded by the British the eighteen hundred's china lost the so-called opium wars this was a particularly shameful episode in British
Video examples
A political party for...
And how they speak to each other is shameful and poisonous. I'm sure you've never had that kind of name-calling -- And lying here. Wouldn't it be great if just one politician said, "Do you know, my opponent has a point.
Video examples
A taboo-free way to talk...
for about half of her life. A phenomenon that is so significant that the survival and propagation of our species depends on it. Yet we consider it a taboo. We feel awkward and shameful talking about it.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jay-Z
American Musician
That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can't be an artist and make money. I think the people that were making the millions said that. It was almost shameful, especially in rock n' roll.
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Gavin Newsom
American Politician
The kind of cynical politics of divide and conquer, that's shameful stuff, and I don't know - people live their life like that, but I don't know how they look back and feel good about themselves.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
Our nation's oldest sin and deepest crime is the isolation of minority children - black children, in particular - in schools that are not only segregated but shamefully unequal.
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Tess Holliday
American Model
I was raised to believe that sex was shameful, that you should only have sex when you're married. I'm so glad that I didn't listen to that advice.
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Sam Harris
American Author
The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.
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Pramila Jayapal
American Politician
Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world.
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Phaedrus
Roman Poet
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables.
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Ethan Zuckerman
American Activist
The U.S. media have done a shameful job of reporting on the Arab world.
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Jay-Z
American Musician
That was the greatest trick in music that people ever pulled off, to convince artists that you can't be an artist and make money. I think the people that were making the millions said that. It was almost shameful, especially in rock n' roll.
Quote examples
Gavin Newsom
American Politician
The kind of cynical politics of divide and conquer, that's shameful stuff, and I don't know - people live their life like that, but I don't know how they look back and feel good about themselves.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family.
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Jonathan Kozol
American Writer
Our nation's oldest sin and deepest crime is the isolation of minority children - black children, in particular - in schools that are not only segregated but shamefully unequal.
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Tess Holliday
American Model
I was raised to believe that sex was shameful, that you should only have sex when you're married. I'm so glad that I didn't listen to that advice.
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Sam Harris
American Author
The atheist, by merely being in touch with reality, appears shamefully out of touch with the fantasy life of his neighbors.
Quote examples
Pramila Jayapal
American Politician
Ripping children away from their parents has a particular shameful history, both in this country and around the world.
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Phaedrus
Roman Poet
Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German Writer
There is nothing in the world more shameful than establishing one's self on lies and fables.
Quote examples
Ethan Zuckerman
American Activist
The U.S. media have done a shameful job of reporting on the Arab world.
Example 1 of 10
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