SHAMEFULNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shamefulness mean? 

• SHAMEFULNESS (noun)
  The noun SHAMEFULNESS has 1 sense:

1. unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor

  Familiarity information: SHAMEFULNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHAMEFULNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

disgracefulness; ignominiousness; shamefulness

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)