shameful

S2 W2

BrE /ˈʃeɪmfl/ AmE /ˈʃeɪmfl/

adjective en → es

1 DISAPPROVAL [attributive], [predicative] B1

causing shame or embarrassment; very bad and unacceptable

vergonzoso, vergonzante, indigno

  • a shameful act/thing

Collocations shameful behaviour · shameful treatment

  • It was a shameful act of betrayal.

    Fue un acto vergonzoso de traición.

2 HISTORY [attributive], [predicative] C1

relating to or showing shame; expressing regret for something bad that happened in the past

de vergüenza, penitente

  • a shameful history

Collocations shameful record · shameful past

  • The country has a shameful history of human rights abuses.

    El país tiene un historial vergonzoso de abusos de derechos humanos.