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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. Examples:
    1. “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
shameless
  1. having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest; unable to feel disgrace
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “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:
    1. “It is still filled with the notion that users are blameworthy, shameworthy, to be invalidated and avoided.”
shameproof
shamelike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of shame.
ashamed
  1. Feeling shame or guilt.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “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
shaming
ashaming
  1. present participle of ashame
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