shameful
adjective
- bring shame to another by acting shamefully oneself, causing shame
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈʃeɪmfəl/
adj
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”).
- Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
“shameful publicity”
“a shameful act”
- Giving offense.