Difference between Shameful and Scandalous

What is the difference between Shameful and Scandalous?

Shameful as an adjective is causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful while Scandalous as an adjective is wrong, immoral, causing a scandal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful giving offense

Example sentence: The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: wrong, immoral, causing a scandalmalicious, defamatory

Example sentence: I haven't got many anecdotes. Maybe I should do something scandalous.

We hope you now know whether to use Shameful or Scandalous in your sentence.