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| air one's dirty linen in public |
to make public embarrassing or shameful private facts about oneself or others. |
| cowardly |
lacking courage, sometimes to a shameful degree. [1/3 definitions] |
| disgrace |
that which is shameful or causes shame. [1/3 definitions] |
| disgraceful |
bringing about disgrace, or having a shameful nature. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| infamous |
having, deserving, or causing a bad reputation; notorious or shameful. [1/2 definitions] |
| infamy |
evil or shameful reputation. [2/3 definitions] |
| inglorious |
bringing shame or disgrace; shameful; dishonorable. |
| miserable |
worthy of contempt; shameful. [1/5 definitions] |
| opprobrious |
expressing condemnation or scorn; accusing of shameful behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| profligate |
totally given over to immoral and shameful pursuits; dissolute. [1/3 definitions] |
| sin1 |
(informal) a bad or shameful thing; a thing to be lamented or condemned. [1/5 definitions] |
| sinful |
deplorable; shameful. [1/2 definitions] |
| stigmatize |
to label or brand as disgraceful or shameful. [1/2 definitions] |
| wash one's dirty linen in public |
to make public embarrassing or shameful private facts about oneself or others. |
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