shameful
/ˈʃeɪmfl/adjective
उच्चारण शेम्फ़ल
शर्मनाक, लज्जाजनक
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that should make you feel ashamed
शर्मनाक, लज्जाजनक
- shameful behaviour
- It is shameful to cheat in an examination.
- Her treatment of the old man was shameful.
+ 2 more examples
- It is shameful that so much food is wasted at weddings.
- The team's shameful defeat angered its fans.
Synonyms disgraceful dishonourable scandalous deplorable reprehensible
Opposite honourable admirable praiseworthy creditable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
it is shameful + that / for sb to + verb
Use shameful about an act that should make people feel ashamed; it is followed by a that-clause or for + person + to-infinitive.
जिस काम से लोगों को शर्म आनी चाहिए, उसके लिए 'shameful' आता है; इसके बाद that-clause या for + person + to-infinitive आता है।
- It is shameful that so many children still cannot read.
- It is shameful for a teacher to treat students unfairly.
shameful + noun
Before a noun, shameful describes the behaviour, fact or record.
Noun से पहले 'shameful' आचरण, तथ्य या रिकॉर्ड का वर्णन करता है।
- Cheating in an exam is a shameful act.
- It was a shameful defeat.
shameful vs ashamed
Shameful describes the thing that deserves shame; ashamed describes the person who feels it, with of.
'Shameful' उस चीज़ का वर्णन करता है जिस पर शर्म आनी चाहिए; 'ashamed' उस व्यक्ति का जो शर्म महसूस करता है, और इसके साथ 'of' आता है।
- He is ashamed of his shameful behaviour.
shameful to + verb
A to-infinitive after shameful names the action that is disgraceful.
'Shameful' के बाद to-infinitive उस काम को बताता है जो अपमानजनक है।
- It is shameful to waste food.
+Collocations 4
shameful + noun
behaviouractsecretdefeattreatment
- The shameful treatment of the workers shocked the town.
adverb + shameful
trulyutterlydeeplyquitereally
- It was truly shameful to blame the driver.
find / call + sth + shameful
findcallconsiderregard asthink
- The principal called the act shameful.
shameful + record / history
recordhistorypastfailureepisode
- The country has a shameful record on child labour.
“More examples 5
- Dowry is a shameful practice that must end.
दहेज़ एक शर्मनाक प्रथा है जिसे समाप्त होना चाहिए।
- Radhika thought it shameful to copy from a friend.
राधिका ने मित्र से नक़ल करना शर्मनाक समझा।
- The team made a shameful exit from the tournament.
टीम की टूर्नामेंट से शर्मनाक विदाई हुई।
- It is shameful that the road has remained unrepaired for years.
यह शर्मनाक है कि सड़क वर्षों से अधूरी पड़ी है।
- He tried to hide his shameful past from his family.
उसने अपना शर्मनाक अतीत अपने परिवार से छिपाने की कोशिश की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I am shameful of my behaviour.
✓ I am ashamed of my behaviour.
A person who feels shame is ashamed; shameful describes the behaviour itself.
शर्म महसूस करने वाला व्यक्ति 'ashamed' होता है; 'shameful' व्यवहार का वर्णन करता है।
✗ His shameful behaviour made his parents ashamed from him.
✓ His shameful behaviour made his parents ashamed of him.
Ashamed takes of, not from.
'Ashamed' के साथ 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives sound close, but each fits a different person or thing.
ये adjectives एक जैसे लगते हैं, पर हर एक अलग व्यक्ति या वस्तु पर लगता है।
Describes an act or fact that deserves shame.
ऐसे काम या तथ्य का वर्णन जिस पर शर्म आनी चाहिए।
- Cheating is shameful.
Describes a person who feels no shame.
ऐसे व्यक्ति का वर्णन जिसे शर्म महसूस नहीं होती।
- He was shameless about lying.
Stronger and more formal than shameful; brings public dishonour.
'Shameful' से अधिक तीव्र और औपचारिक; सार्वजनिक अपमान लाने वाला।
- The riot was a disgraceful episode.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
shame·ful
?Which word?
Keep apart shameful (that should cause shame), shameless (not feeling ashamed when you should), ashamed (feeling shame: 'I am ashamed of my mistake') and shamefaced (looking ashamed).
Shameful (शर्म का कारण), shameless (शर्म आनी चाहिए पर न आए), ashamed (शर्म महसूस करने वाला: 'I am ashamed of my mistake') और shamefaced (शर्मिंदा दिखने वाला) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Ashamed of sth.
'Shameful' (शर्मनाक) के साथ अक्सर 'ashamed of sth' pattern याद रखें, जिसका मतलब है किसी बात पर शर्मिंदा होना। Preposition 'of' आता है, 'from' या 'for' नहीं।