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   shame

   /ʃeɪm/

   noun

   • 1. a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour: "she was hot with shame" Similar humiliationmortificationchagrinignominyloss of faceshamefacednessembarrassmentindignityabashmentdiscomfortdiscomfiturediscomposureguiltremorsecontritioncompunctionOpposite prideindifference
   • ▪ a loss of respect or esteem; dishonour: "the incident had brought shame on his family" Similar disgracedishonourdiscreditdegradationignominydisreputeill-reputeinfamyscandalodiumopprobriumobloquycondemnationcontemptrare:disesteemreprobationderogationOpposite honourglory
   • ▪ a person, action, or situation that brings a loss of respect or honour: "ignorance of Latin would be a disgrace and a shame to any public man" Similar discredit todisgrace tostain onblemish onblot onblot on the escutcheon ofslur onreproach tobad reflection onstigmascandaloutrageliterary:smirch onOpposite credit
   • 2. a regrettable or unfortunate situation or action: "what a shame Ellie won't be here" Similar pitymisfortunecrying shamecause for regretsource of regretsad thingunfortunate thingbad luckill luckinformal:bummercrimesin

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel ashamed: "I tried to shame him into giving some away" Similar humiliatemortifymake someone feel ashamedchagrinembarrassabashchastenhumbleput someone in their placetake down a peg or twocut down to sizeshow upinformal:make someone eat crowown
   • ▪ bring shame to: "the entire debacle has shamed Scotland"
   • ▪ cause (someone) to feel inadequate by outdoing or surpassing them: "she shames me with her eighty-year-old energy"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing: South African "look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?"

   Word Origin Old Englishsc(e)amu (noun), sc(e)amian ‘feel shame’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schamen (verb) and German Scham (noun), schämen (verb).

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   What are the different types of shame?

   • 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.

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   What is shame & how do you deal with it?

   • Shame involves global, self-focused negative attributions based on the anticipated, imagined, or real negative evaluations of others and is accompanied by a powerful urge to hide, withdraw, or escape from the source of these evaluations.

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   What does shame mean in a word game?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Name That Dessert! Hope you’ve saved room for some sweet vocabulary. The meaning of SHAME is a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety.

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   What is a shame noun?

   • Definition of shame noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary She's retiring because of ill health, which is a great shame. What happened was a real shame. shame (that)… It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it. Shame they didn't think of that earlier. It’s a shame (that) you didn’t say something sooner. What a shame they couldn't come.

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   How do you describe shame in a sentence?

   • shame of somebody/something doing something He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth. shame at something I felt a twinge of shame at the thought. shame at doing something She admitted her shame at having a parent in prison. shame for doing something He was filled with shame for giving in to his anger.

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   What is shame & how does it affect a person?

   • 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.

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   Shame is a painful feeling that's a mix of regret, self-hate, and dishonor. A good person would feel shame if they cheated on a test or did something mean to a friend.

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