'Shameful' definitions:

Definition of 'shameful'

From: WordNet
adjective
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful]
adjective
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" [syn: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking]

Definition of 'Shameful'

From: GCIDE
  • Shameful \Shame"ful\, a.
  • 1. Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful. [1913 Webster]
  • His naval preparations were not more surprising than his quick and shameful retreat. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming; degrading; scandalous; ignominious; infamous. [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Shame"ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'shameful'

From: Moby Thesaurus