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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
/ 蕛别瑟尘 /
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
- 藞蝉丑补尘补产濒别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉丑补尘顎僡路产濒别 蝉丑补尘别顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 蝉丑补尘顎僡路产濒测 蝉丑补尘别顎僡路产濒测 adverb
- 丑补濒蹿顎-蝉丑补尘别诲顎 adjective
- 辞耻迟顎却丑补尘别顎 verb (used with object) outshamed outshaming
- un路蝉丑补尘顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- un路蝉丑补尘别顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 耻苍路蝉丑补尘别诲顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of shame1
亚洲网紅露点 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
"Every day that passes is further risking their lives. Every moment of hesitation is a crying shame."
Even the researchers Salon spoke with had to double-check different names during our conversation, so there's no shame in getting them confused.
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.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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