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Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: disgusting
Antonyms: none provided
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands an ignominious retreat inglorious defeat an opprobrious monument to human greed a shameful display of cowardice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: black, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
scandalous behavior the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt the most shocking book of its time
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scandalous, shameful, shocking
Antonyms: none provided
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aromanian :
arushinos
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Bulgarian :
срамен
(sramen)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Bulgarian :
позорен
(pozoren)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Chinese Mandarin :
可恥 /可耻
(kěchǐ)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Chinese Mandarin :
羞慚 /羞惭
(xiūcán)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Czech :
ostudný
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Danish :
skammelig
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Finnish :
häpeällinen
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
French :
honteux
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
French :
scandaleux
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
French :
déshonorant
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
French :
ignominieux
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
German :
schändlich
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
German :
skandalös
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
German :
erbärmlich
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Greek :
αισχρός
(aischrós)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Greek :
ελεεινός
(eleeinós)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Ancient Greek :
αἰσχρός
(aiskhrós)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hebrew :
מַחְפִּיר
(maẖpír)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hindi :
अपमानजनक
(apmānajnak)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hungarian :
szégyenletes
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hungarian :
szégyenteljes
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hungarian :
csúfos
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hungarian :
gyalázatos
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Hungarian :
botrányos
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Indonesian :
memalukan
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Italian :
vergognoso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Italian :
disonorevole
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Italian :
deprecabile
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Italian :
obbrobrioso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Italian :
disonorante
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Italian :
ignominioso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Japanese :
恥ずべき
(hazubeki)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Japanese :
不名誉な
(fumeiyo-na)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Korean :
수치스러운
(suchiseureoun)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Latin :
dēfōrmis
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Latin :
indecor
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Latin :
ignominiosus
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Latin :
propudiosus
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Latin :
propudianus
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Manx :
anghooagh
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Māori :
whakatautauhea
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Norwegian :
vanærende
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Norwegian :
skammelig
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Norwegian :
skjendig
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Plautdietsch :
schentlich
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Plautdietsch :
schaundhauft
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Plautdietsch :
schaundboa
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Portuguese :
vergonhoso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Portuguese :
infame
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Romanian :
rușinos
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Russian :
позо́рный
(pozórnyj)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Russian :
посты́дный
(postýdnyj)
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Scottish Gaelic :
nàr
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Serbo-Croatian :
бешчастан
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Serbo-Croatian :
beščastan
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Spanish :
vergonzoso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Spanish :
deshonroso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Spanish :
escandaloso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Spanish :
ignominioso
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Vietnamese :
ô nhục
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Vietnamese :
nhục nhã
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Vietnamese :
hổ thẹn
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Vietnamese :
xấu hổ
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Welsh :
gwarthus
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Welsh :
cywilyddus
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous
Welsh :
gwaradwyddus
— bringing or warranting disgrace — see also infamous, scandalous