shame
[ sheym ]
/ ʃeɪm /
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noun
verb (used with object), shamed, sham·ing.
SYNONYMS FOR shame
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Idioms for shame
- to cause to suffer shame or disgrace.
- to outdo; surpass: She played so well she put all the other tennis players to shame.
for shame! you should feel ashamed!: What a thing to say to your mother! For shame!
put to shame,
Origin of shame
First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sc(i)amu; cognate with German Scham,Old Norse skǫmm; (verb) Middle English schamen, shamien “to be ashamed,” Old English sc(e)amian, derivative of the noun
synonym study for shame
1. Shame, embarrassment, mortification, humiliation, chagrin designate different kinds or degrees of painful feeling caused by injury to one's pride or self-respect. Shame is a painful feeling caused by the consciousness or exposure of unworthy or indecent conduct or circumstances: One feels shame at being caught in a lie. It is similar to guilt in the nature and origin of the feeling. Embarrassment usually refers to a feeling less painful than that of shame, one associated with less serious situations, often of a social nature: embarrassment over breaking a teacup at a party. Mortification is a more painful feeling, akin to shame but also more likely to arise from specifically social circumstances: his mortification at being singled out for rebuke. Humiliation is mortification at being humbled in the estimation of others: Being ignored gives one a sense of humiliation. Chagrin is humiliation mingled with vexation or anger: She felt chagrin at her failure to remember her promise.
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Words nearby shame
shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, shameless, shame on you
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British Dictionary definitions for shame
shame
/ (ʃeɪm) /
noun
interjection
Southern African informal
- an expression of sympathy
- an expression of pleasure or endearment
verb (tr)
Derived forms of shame
shamable or shameable, adjectiveWord Origin for shame
Old English scamu; related to Old Norse skömm, Old High German skama
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