SHAMEFULNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)