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hellish

English

Etymology

hell +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?h?l??/

Adjective

hellish (comparative more hellish, superlative most hellish)

  1. Causing pain, discomfort or distress.
    I woke up from a hellish noise coming from the house next door.

Synonyms

  • awful
  • horrible
  • terrible
  • nightmarish
  • infernal

Antonyms

  • heavenly

Related terms

  • see hell

Translations

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shameful

English

Etymology

From Middle English schameful, schamfull, from Old English *s?eamfull, s?eomfull, equivalent to shame +? -ful. Cognate with Danish skamfuld (“shameful, shamefast, ashamed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??e?mf?l/

Adjective

shameful (comparative more shameful, superlative most shameful)

  1. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
    • 2009 February 19, Gareth Lewis, Southern Daily Echo:
      "They have turned a great old English institution into a shameful clip-joint. It's a shuddering, howling tragedy."
  2. Giving offense.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:despicable

Derived terms

  • shamefully
  • shamefulness

Translations

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  • what are shameful things
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