shameful

2 definitions • 4 examples

deserving blame, or being a reason for feeling ashamed:

I couldn't see anything shameful in what I had done.

The crime figures are shameful.

The family kept their shameful secret for years.

causing you to feel guilty or ashamed, or being a cause for feeling ashamed:

[ + that clause ] It’s shameful that his own country did not fully appreciate his talent until it was recognized abroad.