shamefulness
Quality causing dishonor
Shamefulness is the quality of deserving shame or disgrace.
It describes conduct, situations, or conditions that warrant strong disapproval: the shamefulness of his betrayal, the shamefulness of such neglect.
The word emphasizes moral failure or dishonor rather than mere embarrassment.
Loss of dignity
- dishonorLoss of respect
- degradationDecline in condition
- ignominyState of dishonor
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
disrepute · mortification · embarrassment · indignity · abasement · discredit · reproach · disfavor
Moral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
misconduct · indecency · impropriety · turpitude · baseness · vileness · reprehensible · unconscionable
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- regretSorrow over past actions
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
penitence · repentance · compunction · guilty conscience · self-condemnation · mea culpa · self-blame · confession
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- dishonorLoss of respect
- degradationDecline in condition
- ignominyState of dishonor
scandal · disrepute · mortification · embarrassment · indignity · abasement · discredit · reproach · disfavor · loss of face
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
- immoralityQuality of being wicked
wrongdoing · misconduct · indecency · impropriety · turpitude · baseness · vileness · reprehensible · unconscionable · despicable
contrition
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- regretSorrow over past actions
remorse · penitence · repentance · compunction · guilty conscience · self-condemnation · mea culpa · self-blame · confession · atonement
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
blemish · outcast · pariah · blacklist · exclusion · social rejection · shunning · scarlet letter · stain · marked
shamefulnessrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
morality · goodness · integrity · uprightness · virtuousness
shamefulnesshonor
High regard, moral dignity
glory · dignity · respectability · creditability · praiseworthiness
shame, ashamed, shameful, shaming, shameless, unashamed, shamefully, shamelessly, shamelessness