shameful
adj.adj. describing something that is very bad or wrong and makes you feel guilty or embarrassed. It is often used to talk about behavior that people should be sorry for.
adj. deserving of or causing a feeling of guilt, regret, or disgrace. Often used to describe actions that violate moral or social standards.
It is shameful to treat animals so poorly.
The company's decision to ignore safety warnings was a shameful act of negligence that put many lives at risk.
Historians often reflect on the shameful treatment of minority groups during that era, noting how systemic prejudice was codified into the very laws meant to protect the citizenry.
From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *sċeamfull, sċeomfull, equivalent to shame + -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).
Often used in the construction 'it is shameful to [verb]' or 'it is shameful that [clause]'.
I am shameful of my mistakeI am ashamed of my mistakeLearners often confuse 'shameful' (describing the bad action) with 'ashamed' (describing the person's feeling of guilt).