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shame

/ shame /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
Type of:
feeling
Kinds of:
conscience self-disgust self-hatred embarrassment
Derived:
dishonor disgrace dishonour attaint
noun Sense 2
a state of dishonor
"one mistake brought shame to all his family"
"suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
Type of:
dishonor dishonour
Kinds of:
humiliation obloquy opprobrium odium reproach
Derived:
discredit disgrace dishonor dishonour attaint
verb Sense 3
surpass or beat by a wide margin
Type of:
surpass outstrip outmatch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
cause to be ashamed
Type of:
arouse elicit enkindle
Kinds of:
discountenance
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
compel through a sense of shame
"She shamed him into making amends"
Type of:
compel oblige obligate
Derived:
disgrace ignominy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
noun Sense 6
an unfortunate development
"it''s a pity he couldn''t do it"
Type of:
misfortune bad luck
verb Sense 7
bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
Opposites:
honor honour reward
Kinds of:
foul befoul defile maculate
Derived:
disgrace ignominy dishonor dishonour
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

feeling conscience self-disgust self-hatred embarrassment dishonor dishonour humiliation obloquy opprobrium odium reproach