shameful act

collocation in English

meaningsofshamefulandact

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shameful
adjective
uk
/ˈʃeɪm.fəl/us
/ˈʃeɪm.fəl/
deserving blame, or being a reason for ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofshamefulandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshameful act

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If an appeal was made on fact, he might be guilty of misconduct in its technical sense while not committing ashamefulact.
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I regard this as a shocking andshamefulact.
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We should not lose sight of that mistaken andshamefulact.
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It withdrew—and this was the mostshamefulactof all—all meaningful opposition to internment and detention without trial.
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So to condemn those people would be ashamefulact.
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I believe that that is ashamefulact.
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According to the orator, it is impossible for those who commit ashamefulactto appease all the citizens (26).
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He later said of this that it was the mostshamefulactof my life.
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Sartre was interested in the individual experiencing shame only when they perceive that theirshamefulactis being witnessed by another.
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Apollo's abduction of the nymph is not presented as ashamefulact.
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But we can not hide that recently there have been some shameful acts of surrender.
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