shameless

/'ʃeimlis/

Thân thiện

A shameless child continued to play loudly while others were trying to sleep.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeling or showing no shame, modesty, or embarrassment: Describes a person or their behavior that is completely lacking in shame, often in a way that is offensive or shocking to others.
   • Boldly disregarding propriety or decency: Acting without concern for social norms, rules of good behavior, or moral principles.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • He was a shameless liar who would say anything to get what he wanted.
  • Her shameless self-promotion on social media annoyed many of her followers.
  • The politician gave a shameless defense of his corrupt actions.

Advanced Usage

• "Shameless" can be used to intensify a noun, implying the action is done with a complete lack of restraint or conscience.
  • It was a shameless display of greed.
  • The company's shameless exploitation of its workers was finally exposed.

Variants and Related Words

• Shamelessly (adverb): In a shameless manner.
  • He shamelessly copied his colleague's work.
• Shamelessness (noun): The quality or state of being shameless.
  • The shamelessness of his request was astonishing.

Synonyms

• Brazen: Bold and without shame.
• Unabashed: Not embarrassed or ashamed.
• Unblushing: Not showing shame or embarrassment.
• Impudent: Not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.

Antonyms

• Ashamed: Feeling shame or guilt.
• Bashful: Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy.
• Modest: Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Have no shame: To be completely without shame (similar in meaning but a phrase, not an idiom with "shameless").
  • He has no shame; he'll ask for favors even after cheating you.
• Thick-skinned: Not easily offended or upset by criticism (can relate to a shameless disregard for others' opinions).
  • You need to be thick-skinned to be a politician.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. feeling no shame
   • a shameless imposter
   • an unblushing apologist for fascism

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unblushing