Shame Meaning and Definition


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What is the definition Shame? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Example sentences, Words ending with Shame, Words starting with Shame, Synonyms, How to pronounce? Derivations, Antonyms, Related sentences and more...

Shame meaning

Word: Shame

How to pronounce: ʃeɪm

Noun

Definitions:

1. A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior.

Example sentences: "She was hot with shame"

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. (of a person, action, or situation) make (someone) feel ashamed.

Example sentences: "I tried to shame him into giving some away"


Synonyms:

stigma

dishonor

dishonour

odium

shamefulness

disgrace

disrepute

infamy

ignominy

pity

remorse

opprobrium

reproach

obloquy

discredit

defame

embarrassment

vexation

ashamed

disgraceful

guilt

sin

sorry

demean

degrade

abase

humiliate

debase

regret


Antonyms:

honor

glory


Derivations:

shameful

shamed

shaming

shameless

shamefully

shamelessly

sham


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Shame in Other Languages...

Spanish: Pena

German: Schande

French: Honte

Italian: Vergogna

Turkish: Utanç


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