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What is the adjective for shaming?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs shame and ashame which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

shamefaced
  1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
  2. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. sorry, regretful, remorseful, ashamed, contrite, repentant, penitent, apologetic, rueful, sheepish, guilty, compunctious, abashed, embarrassed, humiliated, shamed, humbled, uncomfortable, hangdog, discomfited, humble, awkward, mortified, disgraced, chagrined, guilt-ridden, conscience-stricken, red-faced, in sackcloth and ashes, chastened, self-reproachful, attritional, full of regret, penitential, sorrowful, self-conscious, abject, propitiatory, mournful, blushing, self-condemnatory, distressed, demeaned, flustered, discountenanced, atoning, supplicating, afraid, self-incriminating, on one's knees … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Feeling shamefaced, he lowered his head and confessed his mistake in front of everyone.”
      “She stood in the corner, shamefaced and avoided eye contact, as her lack of self-confidence prevented her from joining the conversation.”
      “The 600 guests went home, but she returned, slightly shamefaced, and landed herself a movie deal.”
shameful
  1. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
  2. Giving offense.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. humiliating, embarrassing, degrading, mortifying, shaming, ignominious, barro, blush-making, toe-curling, cringe-making, disparaging, slighting, derogatory, denigratory, belittling, contemptuous, scornful, disdainful, deprecatory, pejorative, uncomplimentary, derisory, depreciatory, depreciative, demeaning, derogative, denigrative, decrying, detractive, undignified, debasing, disgraceful, dishonourable, lowering, unworthy, cheapening, inglorious, abject, discrediting, contemptible, menial, dishonorable, infra dig, bringing shame, derisive, sneering, condescending, patronizing, depreciating, patronising … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Further investigation will reveal this shameful fact that she has been keeping secret.”
      “This fellow, many years ago, committed a shameful act of felony.”
      “It was a shameful effort, unparalleled in the history of American administrative law.”
shameless
  1. having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest; unable to feel disgrace
  2. Synonyms:
      3. unashamed, unembarrassed, unabashed, unblushing, immodest, unapologetic, without shame, hardened, insolent, brazen, bold, blatant, flagrant, barefaced, unshamed, undismayed, brash, audacious, forward, undisguised, indecorous, unconcealed, overt, arrant, abandoned, outrageous, transparent, impudent, brassy, cheeky, presumptuous, saucy, fresh, cocky, brass-necked, pushy, impertinent, sassy, pert, nervy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The success of the film relies on its shameless embrace of conformity.”
      “His shameless request for an award nomination reads like satire.”
      “The character of the rich man is further revealed through his dialogue as one who is shameless and unrepentant even in death.”
shameworthy
  1. Worthy of shame; shameful.
  2. Examples:
      3. “It is still filled with the notion that users are blameworthy, shameworthy, to be invalidated and avoided.”
shameproof
  1. resistant to shame
shamelike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of shame.
ashamed
  1. Feeling shame or guilt.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. embarrassed, humiliated, shamed, abashed, humbled, shamefaced, uncomfortable, sheepish, demeaned, discomfited, blushing, shy, chagrined, distressed, hangdog, flustered, discountenanced, humble, debased, disconcerted, bashful, upset, prudish, distraught, meek, muddled, reserved, restrained, stammering, stuttering, self-conscious, red-faced, blush to think of, disgraced, mortified, degraded, chastened, dishonored, dishonoured, discredited, awkward, cheap, crestfallen, shown up, in disgrace, with one's tail between one's legs, abased, cheapened, stigmatized, guilty … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I suppose a part of me is ashamed for writing this now. I don't imagine if I read it back, I'd be particularly impressed.”
      “Gentlemen, he repented, he was ashamed of his crimes and was very miserable!”
      “I fear what will happen to us all, but I am ashamed to admit I have no hope anymore, too much has been lost.”
shamable
  1. Capable of being shamed.
shameable
  1. Possible to shame.
shamed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of shame
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humbled, humiliated, embarrassed, abashed, chastened, disgraced, mortified, debased, abased, chagrined, cheapened, degraded, demeaned, disconcerted, fouled, lowered, owned, own, reproached, ridiculed, smeared, blotted, defiled, discredited, dishonored, dishonoured, sank, sunk, sunken, showed up, took down, taken down, cut down to size, made someone feel ashamed, shot down, made uncomfortable, made someone eat crow, put someone in their place, took down a peg, taken down a peg, took down a peg or two, taken down a peg or two, gave a black eye, given a black eye, blackened … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Jennifer felt shamed by her careless mistakes during the presentation, as her colleagues watched in disappointment.”
shaming
  1. present participle of shame
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humbling, humiliating, embarrassing, abashing, chastening, disgracing, mortifying, debasing, abasing, chagrining, cheapening, degrading, demeaning, disconcerting, fouling, lowering, owning, reproaching, ridiculing, smearing, blotting, defiling, discrediting, dishonoring, dishonouring, sinking, showing up, taking down, cutting down to size, making someone feel ashamed, shooting down, making uncomfortable, making someone eat crow, putting someone in their place, taking down a peg, taking down a peg or two, giving a black eye, blackening, staining, tarnishing, besmirching, defaming … more
ashaming
  1. present participle of ashame
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