Shame - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʃeɪm|  American pronunciation of the word shame
Brit.  |ʃeɪm|  British pronunciation of the word shame

noun

- a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
- a state of dishonor (syn: disgrace, ignominy)
one mistake brought shame to all his family
- an unfortunate development (syn: pity)

verb

- bring shame or dishonor upon (syn: attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour)
- compel through a sense of shame
She shamed him into making amends
- cause to be ashamed
- surpass or beat by a wide margin

Extra examples

He felt shame for his lies.

How could you be so rude? Have you no shame?

Her crimes brought shame upon her family.

He had to endure the shame of being fired.

His cheeks burned with shame.

They felt shame at accepting bribes.

To my shame, I never did help them.

It's a shame to waste so much time. / It's a shame wasting so much time.

They were filled with a deep shame at the actions taken by their government.

What a shame that you couldn't come to party.

It's a great shame that we have had to cancel the concert.

It shames me that I treated her so badly.

She is trying to shame her husband out of drinking.

Their behaviour has shamed the whole school.

Our neighbour's garden shames ours.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shame
he/she/it: shames
present participle: shaming
past tense: shamed
past participle: shamed
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