shame
noun
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another.
half-shamed
-
a word derived from
shame.
Example Sentences
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She divined the quiver of half-shamed relief which went through her son.
From Love and hatred by Marie Belloc Lowndes
"Mon coeur," whispered the lass, and her voice was low and her face half-shamed, but very brave.
From The McBrides A Romance of Arran by John Sillars
When I came to my senses, Mr. Sutherland was again standing by the bedside with a half-shamed look of compassion under his shaggy brows.
From Lords of the North by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
The steel-blue eyes met his with an odd, half-shamed expression.
From Greatheart by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
Meeting her two brothers at lunch, she received the half-shamed congratulations of one and the sarcastic comments of the other without the smallest hint of discomfiture.
From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
