0 the quality or fact of deserving blame, or of being a reason to feel ashamed :
He still recognizes the shamefulness of his actions.
This circumstance doesn't reduce the shamefulness of her behaviour.
The damage to the profession grows day by day, and the shamefulness of it reflects on all of us.
We will never be able to erase the shamefulness which we brought upon ourselves with these crimes.
Most people try to deal with these events in secret, which only reinforces the impression of shamefulness.
In this case, humane behavior is largely a matter of learning the shamefulness of unjustified contempt.
Now that all had been arranged, a new embarrassment arose between us--a sweet shamefulness.
I argued with him, and tried to convince him of the shamefulness of such a course of action.
On the contrary, words cannot convey the whole horror and shamefulness of it.
The shamefulness of your asking me to do that!