Shame

[ʃeɪm] or [ʃem]

Definition

(noun.) a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.

(noun.) a state of dishonor; 'one mistake brought shame to all his family'; 'suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison'.

(verb.) surpass or beat by a wide margin.

(verb.) cause to be ashamed.

(verb.) compel through a sense of shame; 'She shamed him into making amends'.

Typist: Sean--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal.

(n.) Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.

(n.) The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace.

(n.) The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts.

(v. t.) To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame.

(v. t.) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.

(v. t.) To mock at; to deride.

(n.) To be ashamed; to feel shame.

Typist: Sadie

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Abashment, mortification, confusion.[2]. Disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, reproach, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, scandal, degradation.

v. a. [1]. Abash, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, humiliate, humble, put to shame, make ashamed, put down.[2]. Disgrace, dishonor, degrade, debase, discredit, sully, taint, stain, tarnish.[3]. Deride, jeer, ridicule, mock at, sneer at, point at.

Typed by Cedric

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Abash, humiliate, fill_with_shame, disgrace,[See OBSCURE]

SYN:Abashment, humiliation, modesty, shamefacedness, decency, decorum, reproach,dishonor, ignominy, contempt, degradation, discredit, dispraise

ANT:Shamelessness, Barefacedness, immodesty, impudence, indecency, indecorum,impropriety, honor, glory, exaltation, renown, credit

Typed by Kevin

Definition

n. the feeling caused by the exposure of that which ought to be concealed or by a consciousness of guilt: the cause of shame a person or thing to be ashamed of: disgrace dishonour: (B.) the parts of the body which modesty requires to be concealed.—v.t. to make ashamed: to cause to blush: to cover with reproach: to drive or compel by shame.—adj. Shame′faced (properly Shame′fast A.S. sceam-f鎠t) very modest or bashful.—adv. Shame′facedly.—ns. Shame′facedness Shame′fastness modesty.—adj. Shame′ful disgraceful.—adv. Shame′fully.—n. Shame′fulness.—adj. Shame′less immodest: done without shame: audacious.—adv. Shame′lessly.—n. Shame′lessness.—adj. Shame′-proof (Shak.) insensible to shame.—ns. Shā′mer one who or that which makes ashamed; Shame′-reel the first dance after the celebration of marriage the bride being the best man's partner the best maid the bridegroom's.—For shame an interjectional phrase signifying 'you should be ashamed!'—Put to shame to cause to feel shame.

Checked by Delores

Examples

Edited by Brent

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