shameful

English

From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *sċeamfull, sċeomfull, equivalent to shame +‎ -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).

shameful (comparative more shameful, superlative most shameful)

Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
- 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:
  "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
Giving offense.

causing or meriting shame or disgrace

Ancient Greek: αἰσχρός (aiskhrós), ἀεικής (aeikḗs)
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Aromanian: arushinos
Catalan: vergonyós, escadalós
Chinese:
Mandarin: 可恥 (zh), 可耻 (zh) (kěchǐ)
Czech: hanebný, ostudný
Dutch: beschamend (nl)
Esperanto: hontinda
Finnish: häpeällinen (fi)
French: honteux (fr), scandaleux (fr)
Galician: vergoñoso (gl) m
Georgian: სამარცხვინო (samarcxvino)
German: schandbar, beschämend (de)
Greek: αισχυντηλός (el) (aischyntilós), ντροπιαστικός (el) (dropiastikós)
Ancient: αἰσχρός (aiskhrós)
Hungarian: szégyenletes (hu)
Indonesian: memalukan (id)
Irish: náireach, náiriúil, adhnáireach, aithiseach

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