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