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shame

/ˈʃeɪ̯m/noun, verb1 syllable

Shame means: bring shame or dishonor upon.

Synonyms for shame21

noun, as in a state of dishonor

disgrace, ignominy

noun, as in an unfortunate development

pity

verb, as in bring shame or dishonor upon

dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint

also used for shame

humiliation, mortification, also: Thesaurus:shame, abasement, embarrassment, hurt, obloquy, opprobrium, unhonour, what a pity, bad luck, cuhdear, hard lines, hard luck, too bad

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What does shame mean?7

verb

1

bring shame or dishonor upon“he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”

2

compel through a sense of shame“She shamed him into making amends”

3

cause to be ashamed

4

surpass or beat by a wide margin

noun

1

a state of dishonor“one mistake brought shame to all his family”

2

an unfortunate development“it's a pity he couldn't do it”

3

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shame?19

two syllables

becamereclaimacclaimproclaimrename

three syllables

overcame
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Shame in a sentence

  • She kissed him without shame, on the mouth.Scott
  • Anyway, it's a shame that you do not read letters.KoreanBeaver
  • What with joy and shame, she blushed to the ears.SadeN
  • You've tried so hard to put me to shame, haven't you?estambulista
  • If you made a mistake, then overcome your shame, try to expiate your fault.astynk
  • Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.Ooneykcall
  • Look, don't let anyone find us, we will end up being put to shame!Rezzoc91
  • He feels no shame about it, because he thinks that they're not sentient.nonong

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Forms of shame

as a noun

plural
shames

as a verb

past tense
shamed
present participle
shaming
third-person singular
shames
past participle
shamed