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shame
[ sheym ]
noun
- the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
She was overcome with shame.
Antonyms: , ,
- susceptibility to this feeling:
to be without shame.
- disgrace; ignominy:
His actions brought shame upon his parents.
- a fact or circumstance bringing disgrace or regret:
The bankruptcy of the business was a shame. It was a shame you couldn't come with us.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to feel shame; make ashamed:
His cowardice shamed him.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to publicly humiliate or shame for being or doing something specified (usually used in combination): dog-shaming pictures of canines chewing up shoes.
kids who've been fat-shamed and bullied;
dog-shaming pictures of canines chewing up shoes.
- to drive, force, etc., through shame:
He shamed her into going.
- to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.
shame
/ ʃɪ /
noun
- a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc
- capacity to feel such an emotion
- ignominy or disgrace
- a person or thing that causes this
- an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc
it's a shame you can't come with us
- put to shame
- to disgrace
- to surpass totally
interjection
- informal.
- an expression of sympathy
- an expression of pleasure or endearment
verb
- to cause to feel shame
- to bring shame on; disgrace
- often foll by into to compel through a sense of shame
he shamed her into making an apology
- name and shameSee name
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- a· a· adjective
- a· a· adverb
- - adjective
- dzܳȴ verb (used with object) outshamed outshaming
- un·a· adjective
- un·a· adjective
- ܲ· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shame1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shame1
Idioms and Phrases
- put to shame,
- to cause to suffer shame or disgrace.
- to outdo; surpass:
She played so well she put all the other tennis players to shame.
- for shame! you should feel ashamed!:
What a thing to say to your mother! For shame!
More idioms and phrases containing shame
In addition to the idiom beginning with shame , also see crying shame ; for shame ; put to shame .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Indigenous Australians, who represent about 3.8% of the nation's 26 million population, are by most socio-economic measures the most disadvantaged people in the country - something successive leaders have for years called a "national shame".
"My childhood was taken away from me by Richard Burrows and resigned me to a life of perpetual trauma, shame and despair."
Most adults who act like Mace in public immediately wish to disappear off the face of the earth in shame.
For those who bury their head in the sand or are in a shame spiral, sometimes even acknowledging where you are can be the biggest step.
He explained that if a person was carrying around a lot of internalized shame, psychedelics may be able to increase the compassion they have for themselves or change their perspective on their past experiences.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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