shamefulness

  • 51shameful — shame|ful [ˈʃeımfəl] adj shameful behaviour or actions are so bad that someone should feel ashamed ▪ It s shameful the way some people treat their pets. ▪ a shameful family secret >shamefully adv >shamefulness n [U] …

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  • 52shameful — (adj.) O.E. scemful modest; see SHAME (Cf. shame) + FUL (Cf. ful). Meaning disgraceful, causing shame is from early 14c. Related: Shamefully; shamefulness …

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  • 53dishonorableness — dis hon·or·a·ble·ness || nÉ™rÉ™blnɪs n. lack of honor, shamefulness …

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  • 54dishonourableness — dis hon·our·a·ble·ness || nÉ™rÉ™blnɪs n. disgracefulness, shamefulness, lack of honor …

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  • 55scandalousness — n. outrageousness; disgracefulness, shamefulness; state of being libelous; state of being preoccupied with scandal …

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  • 56shameful — adjective worthy of or causing shame. Derivatives shamefully adverb shamefulness noun …

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  • 57infamy — n. 1. Dishonor, disgrace, discredit, disrepute, shame, ignominy, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, scandal, abasement. 2. Disgracefulness, dishonorableness, shamefulness, odiousness, detestableness, scandalousness, wickedness, atrocity, villany …

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  • 58shameful — adjective shameful behaviour is so bad that people think you should be ashamed of it: It s shameful the way some people treat their pets. | a shameful family secret shamefully adverb shamefulness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 59abase — abase, demean, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate are synonymous when they denote to lower in one’s own estimation or in that of others. Abase suggests loss of dignity or prestige without necessarily implying permanency in that loss. When used… …

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  • 60grossness — n 1., completeness, totality, absoluteness, unqualifiedness, unmitigatedness; rankness, sheerness, arrantness, outrightness, downrightness. 2. flagrancy, blatancy, glaringness, obviousness, manifestness, plainness; outrageousness, reprehen… …

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