shame
noun
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another.
have shamed
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present perfectof shame.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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At one, my possessions were given an inspection that would have shamed the TSA.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
You have shamed Elgin, Jerry, Kareem, James, and Kobe and every player who has worn the purple and gold, as well as an entire city.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2020
It is a measure of the problem Francis inherited that his pleas for cooperation from bishops must still be forcefully delivered, even after successive rounds of sexual abuse scandals have shamed parishes worldwide for decades.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2015
“You have shamed the community,” a fellow Muslim in Morgantown, W.Va., said to me as we sat in a Panera Bread in 2004.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2015
“Where have you been? Yawar was here looking for you! You have shamed us all with that creature of yours!”
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
