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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃeɪmfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃeɪmfəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shām′fəl)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
shame•ful /ˈʃeɪmfəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. very wrong;
      disgraceful;
      terrible:shameful acts of cruelty and violence.
    shame•ful•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shame•ful  (shām′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing shame:shameful behavior.
  2. disgraceful or scandalous:shameful treatment.
  • bef. 950; Middle English; Old English scamful. See shame, -ful
shame′ful•ly, adv. 
shame′ful•ness, n. 
    1. mortifying, humiliating. 2. dishonorable, ignominious, vile, base, low.
    2. honorable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shameful /ˈʃeɪmfʊl/ adj
  1. causing or deserving shame; scandalous
ˈshamefully adv ˈshamefulness n
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