What is the Latin word for shameful?

The usual Latin words for “shameful” are turpis, foedus, spurcus; also ignōminiōsus, inhonestus, flāgitiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“shameful” in Latin

turpisugly, unsightly; foul, filthy; cacophonous, disagreeable; base, infamous, scandalous, dishonorable, shameful, disgracefu foedustreaty, compact, alliance, truce, league; agreement, bond, contract, compact, pact, pledge, conditions, terms; covenant spurcusdirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base, mean ignōminiōsusdisgraced; disgraceful, shameful, ignominious inhonestusdishonorable; disgraceful; shameful flāgitiōsusshameful, disgraceful, scandalous; profligate, dissolute nefāriusnefarious, execrable, abominable, loathsome

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

shameful

turpis: foedus (stronger term, both in a moral and physical sense). (The words are found in this connection and order.) turpis et foedus: obscoenus (creating disgust when seen or heard): spurcus (of a disgusting nature, disgustingly dirty, both with regard to the sight and the smell): ignominiosus (bringing disgrace upon the person, ignominious; e.g., flight): inhonestus (dishonest, immoral, of persons and things). (The words are found in this connection and order.) turpis et inhonestus: flagitiosus (full of or abounding in disgraceful actions, vile; of persons and things): scelere contaminatus (stained with crime; of persons): nefarius (acting contrary to divine and human law, detestable; of persons and things). Shameful things, res turpes: flagitia: nefaria (the last, a stronger term). To lead a shameful life, turpiter or fiagitiose vivere: it is hameful to say, turpe est dictu: shameful! o indignum facinus! in a hameful manner, turpiter: foede: flagitiose: nefarie. SYN. above.

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What is the Latin word for shameful?: The usual Latin words for “shameful” are turpis, foedus, spurcus; also ignōminiōsus, inhonestus, flāgitiōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.