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SHAMEFULNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor
Synonyms:
disgracefulness; ignominiousness; shamefulness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shamefulness" is a kind of...):
unworthiness (the quality or state of lacking merit or value)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shamefulness"):
scandalousness (disgracefulness that offends public morality)
Derivation:
shameful ((used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame)
shameful (giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation)
