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Meaning of "shamefulness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAMEFULNESS

shamefulness  [ˈʃeɪmfʊlnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAMEFULNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shamefulness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHAMEFULNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shamefulness

Shame

Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, cognition, state, or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning "to cover"; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame. Nineteenth century scientist Charles Darwin, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, described shame affect as consisting of blushing, confusion of mind, downward cast eyes, slack posture, and lowered head, and he noted observations of shame affect in human populations worldwide. He also noted the sense of warmth or heat occurring in intense shame. A "sense of shame" is the consciousness or awareness of shame as a state or condition. Such shame cognition may occur as a result of the experience of shame affect or, more generally, in any situation of embarrassment, dishonor, disgrace, inadequacy, humiliation, or chagrin. A condition or state of shame may also be assigned externally, by others, regardless of one's own experience or awareness. "To shame" generally means to actively assign or communicate a state of shame to another.

Definition of shamefulness in the English dictionary

The definition of shamefulness in the dictionary is the quality of being shameful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHAMEFULNESS


beautifulness
ˈbjuːtɪfʊlnəs
blamefulness
ˈbleɪmfʊlnəs
dreamfulness
ˈdriːmfʊlnəs
eventfulness
ɪˈvɛntfʊlnəs
harmfulness
ˈhɑːmfʊlnəs
hatefulness
ˈheɪtfʊlnəs
healthfulness
ˈhɛlθfʊlnəs
meaningfulness
ˈmiːnɪŋfʊlnəs
needfulness
ˈniːdfʊlnəs
powerfulness
ˈpaʊəfʊlnəs
restfulness
ˈrɛstfʊlnəs
soulfulness
ˈsəʊlfʊlnəs
stormfulness
ˈstɔːmfʊlnəs
successfulness
səkˈsɛsfʊlnəs
ungratefulness
ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊlnəs
unlawfulness
ʌnˈlɔːfʊlnəs
willfulness
ˈwɪlfʊlnəs
wishfulness
ˈwɪʃfʊlnəs
wonderfulness
ˈwʌndəfʊlnəs
wrongfulness
ˈrɒŋfʊlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAMEFULNESS

shambolic
shambolically
shame
shameable
shamefaced
shamefacedly
shamefacedness
shamefast
shamefastness
shameful
shamefully
shameless
shamelessly
shamelessness
shamer
shameworthy
shamiana
shamianah
shamina
shaming

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAMEFULNESS

business
carefulness
coolness
evilness
faithfulness
forgetfulness
fruitfulness
fullness
gracefulness
helpfulness
illness
joyfulness
mental illness
mindfulness
stillness
thankfulness
thoughtfulness
truthfulness
usefulness
wastefulness
wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of shamefulness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shamefulness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAMEFULNESS

Find out the translation of shamefulness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shamefulness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shamefulness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惭愧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vergüenza
570 millions of speakers

English

shamefulness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shamefulness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Позорность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vergonha
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্লজ্জতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indignité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memalukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schändlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恥ずかし
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부끄러움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự xấu hổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shamefulness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाजिरवाणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shamefulness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vergogna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

haniebność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганебність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rușinea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shamefulness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shamefulness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shamefulness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skamfølelsen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shamefulness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAMEFULNESS»

The term «shamefulness» is normally little used and occupies the 150.128 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of shamefulness
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAMEFULNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shamefulness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shamefulness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shamefulness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAMEFULNESS»

Discover the use of shamefulness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shamefulness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bloomsbury Companion to Socrates
If Socrates endorses (PD), or more specifically (P), he should profess to know what bad- ness is and what shamefulness is, since he professes to know instances of badness and shamefulness. But while Socrates never to my knowledge ...
John Bussanich, Nicholas D. Smith, 2013
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A General Theory of Emotions and Social Life
To appreciate the role of acceptance in shamefulness, we now turn to the first of three additional definitions. Shamefulness as embarrassment and acceptance The person who is in a global state of shamefulness has accepted a definition of  ...
Warren D. TenHouten, 2006
3
In Defense of Shame: The Faces of an Emotion
The problem here, however, is whether the shamefulness of an act does any of the justificatory work toward the banning over and above its viciousness. In this context, “shameful” is often deployed as a synonym for “vicious.” If our remarks ...
Julien A. Deonna, Raffaele Rodogno, Fabrice Teroni, 2012
4
Chinese Democracy and Elite Thinking
There is a Chinese saying that says, “The knowledge of shamefulness makes one brave.” After the reform and openness, people had a chance to make a comparison [between China and other countries in the world]. With comparison came ...
Rey-Ching Lu, 2011
5
Book of Gomorrah: An Eleventh-Century Treatise Against ...
A. DESERVING. CONDEMNATION. OF. ABOMINABLE. SHAMEFULNESS. Truly, this vice is never to be compared with any other vice because it surpasses the enormity of all vices. Indeed, this vice is the death of bodies, the destruction of ...
Peter Damian, 1982
6
The old commandment new and true in Christ, sermons
(a) The shamefulness of the soul's departure from God. (b) That God causes the soul to find great bitterness in it. (c) The sweetness that comes of that bitterness. May the Lord the Spirit be pleased to make use of the text to recall us, if we have  ...
Thomas Valpy French (bp. of Lahore.), 1869
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Insight Into Two Biblical Passages: Anatomy of a Prohibition ...
And again, does the “shamefulness” (cron) of “speaking” forbid the expression of function in church offices and ministries? In regard to the first issue, there is no explicit Old Testament law that forbids women from speaking in religious ...
Leland E. Wilshire, 2010
8
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
The deeper people go into superstition, the more they advance in shamefulness ( Athanasius), and the deeper one becomes involved in sin, the harder it is to extricate oneself (Augustine). Those who sink to the depths of sin also infect others ...
J. Robert Wright, Thomas C. Oden, 2005
9
Thing of Beauty: New and Selected Works
Shamefulness Hymn companionableness thanksgiver tissue a summer- wheat's dead? Thoughtfulness artfully morosity lot angel- worship morosity teller: Rote William-pears do shadow thanksgiver darkling bugloss octavo May, Angel- ...
Jackson Mac Low, Anne Tardos, 2008
10
The Unity of Plato's 'Gorgias': Rhetoric, Justice, and the ...
More specifically, what is most surprising is that even after Polus agrees to the view of nobility and shamefulness that makes pleasure or benefit the basis of nobility, and pain or harm the basis of shamefulness, he does not retract his ...
Devin Stauffer, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAMEFULNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shamefulness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Invisible empire of the senseless
I do not recall his exact words, but I remember his revulsion and his insistence on the shamefulness of the image. He told me the KKK were thugs and murderers. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
Another lunatic makes this reader cringe
White supremacy objective; try white inferiority shamefulness that “our” race still breeds Neanderthal mentalities. No mas por favor. Jay Lustgarten. Stonington. «theday.com, Jul 15»
3
The inner dimension of modesty
If we develop modesty and shamefulness in our hearts, it becomes easier for our thoughts, desires, conversations, and actions to reflect that modesty. When we ... «MuslimVillage.com, Jun 15»
4
From Cell to Cell: Detained Azeri Human Rights Defender Leyla (...)
Finally, Pericles realised the full shamefulness of holding Olympiad in the prison! Games were played, but the spirit of Pericles is against the usage of the term ... «FIDH, Mar 15»
5
Yun Dong-ju: 70th anniversary of a patriotic poet's death
It is shameful that a poem can be written so easily. ... agonizing and resisting during the oppressive era all too easily and soon forget about our shamefulness. «동아일보, Feb 15»
6
Disabled parking blitz costs demerits
"People who reduce themselves to this level of shamefulness need to take a long, hard look at their values," Mr Gay said. The Daily Telegraph caught drivers ... «Cars Guide, Dec 14»
7
Study: Is there a Connection Between Religion and Morality?
They would either show glowing pride or disgusted shamefulness. However, the actual amount or significance in regards to moral decision-making capacity for ... «World Religion News, Sep 14»
8
Russia's Putin wins patriotic gold in Sochi Olympic games
"The mass Facebook masochism about the shamefulness, absurdity and nastiness of how everything is organized in Sochi is suddenly terribly irritating," novelist ... «Allentown Morning Call, Feb 14»
9
Sherlock's New Clothes: The Shamefulness of Season Three
I LOVE Sherlock. The energy, the sense of humour, the casting, the writing, that coat - seasons one and two have been my happy place on many an idle evening ... «Huffington Post UK, Jan 14»
10
Soccer: The Qatarstrophe continues
The shamefulness of it all is staggering, while FIFA continues to pussyfoot around the big issues. By ANTOINETTE MULLER. It's still nine years to go, but the ... «Daily Maverick, Oct 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Shamefulness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/shamefulness>. Apr 2024 ».
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