English Explanatory Dictionary

shameful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  2. Giving offense.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪmfəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-shameful.wav

Word forms

shameful more shameful most shameful

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *skamō Proto-West Germanic *skamu Old English sċamu Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Old English sċeomfull Middle English schameful English shameful From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *sċeamfull, sċeomfull, equivalent to shame + -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).

Synonyms

despicable

Derived words

nonshameful shamefully shamefulness unshameful
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