The company's shameful neglect of safety regulations led to a preventable industrial accident.
该公司对安全法规的可耻忽视导致了一场本可避免的工业事故。
Which choice best defines “shameful”?
A — Causing shame or disgrace. “shameful” means causing shame or disgrace.
Which word means “causing shame or disgrace”?
D — shameful. “shameful” means causing shame or disgrace.
shameful — causing shame or disgrace. In Chinese: 可耻的.
shameful is pronounced /ˈʃeɪmfəl/.
The company's shameful neglect of safety regulations led to a preventable industrial accident. (该公司对安全法规的可耻忽视导致了一场本可避免的工业事故。)
disgraceful, dishonorable, ignominious — all close in meaning to shameful (causing shame or disgrace).
honorable, creditable — each the opposite of shameful (causing shame or disgrace).
Yes. shameful is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.