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shame

[ sheym ]

noun

  1. the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:

    She was overcome with shame.

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. susceptibility to this feeling:

    to be without shame.

  3. disgrace; ignominy:

    His actions brought shame upon his parents.

  4. 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)

shamed, shaming.
  1. to cause to feel shame; make ashamed:

    His cowardice shamed him.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. 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.

  3. to drive, force, etc., through shame:

    He shamed her into going.

  4. to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.

shame

/ 蕛别瑟尘 /

noun

  1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc
  2. capacity to feel such an emotion
  3. ignominy or disgrace
  4. a person or thing that causes this
  5. an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc

    it's a shame you can't come with us

  6. put to shame
    1. to disgrace
    2. to surpass totally
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. informal.
    1. an expression of sympathy
    2. an expression of pleasure or endearment
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cause to feel shame
  2. to bring shame on; disgrace
  3. often foll by into to compel through a sense of shame

    he shamed her into making an apology

  4. name and shame
    See name
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蝉丑补尘补产濒别, adjective
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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
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shame1

First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sc(i)amu; cognate with German Scham, Old Norse 蝉办谦尘尘; (verb) Middle English schamen, shamien 鈥渢o be ashamed,鈥 Old English sc(e)amian, derivative of the noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of shame1

Old English scamu; related to Old Norse 蝉办枚尘尘, Old High German skama
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. put to shame,
    1. to cause to suffer shame or disgrace.
    2. to outdo; surpass:

      She played so well she put all the other tennis players to shame.

  2. 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 .
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Synonym Study

Shame, embarrassment, mortification, humiliation, chagrin designate different kinds or degrees of painful feeling caused by injury to one's pride or self-respect. Shame is a painful feeling caused by the consciousness or exposure of unworthy or indecent conduct or circumstances: One feels shame at being caught in a lie. It is similar to guilt in the nature and origin of the feeling. Embarrassment usually refers to a feeling less painful than that of shame, one associated with less serious situations, often of a social nature: embarrassment over breaking a teacup at a party. Mortification is a more painful feeling, akin to shame but also more likely to arise from specifically social circumstances: his mortification at being singled out for rebuke. Humiliation is mortification at being humbled in the estimation of others: Being ignored gives one a sense of humiliation. Chagrin is humiliation mingled with vexation or anger: She felt chagrin at her failure to remember her promise.
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Example Sentences

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"Every day that passes is further risking their lives. Every moment of hesitation is a crying shame."

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Even the researchers Salon spoke with had to double-check different names during our conversation, so there's no shame in getting them confused.

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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".

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"My childhood was taken away from me by Richard Burrows and resigned me to a life of perpetual trauma, shame and despair."

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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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