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What (who) is shame - definition
A SELF-CONSCIOUS EMOTION ASSOCIATED WITH FEELINGS OF WORTHLESSNESS OR HUMILIATION
Shaming; Shamed; Shamer; Shameful; Shamefulness; Shamefully; Ashamed; Don't be ashamed; Vicarious shame; Toxic shame; Opprobrium (shame)
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![Person hiding face and showing posture of shame (while wearing a [[Sanbenito]] and coroza hat) in [[Goya]]'s sketch "For being born somewhere else". The person has been shamed by the [[Spanish Inquisition]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Goya9.jpg?width=200 "Person hiding face and showing posture of shame (while wearing a [[Sanbenito]] and coroza hat) in [[Goya]]'s sketch \"For being born somewhere else\". The person has been shamed by the [[Spanish Inquisition]].")
shame
¦ noun
1. a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
2. dishonour.
a person or thing bringing dishonour.
3. a regrettable or unfortunate thing.
¦ verb cause to feel ashamed.
Phrases
put someone to shame shame someone by outdoing or surpassing them.
shame on you! you should be ashamed.
Origin
OE sc(e)amu (n.), sc(e)amian 'feel shame', of Gmc origin.
shame
I. n.
1.
Abashment, mortification, confusion, humiliation.
2.
Disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, derision, reproach, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, contempt, odium, scandal, degradation, discredit.
3.
Reproach, disgrace, scandal, dishonor.
4.
Decency, decorum, propriety, modesty.
II. v. a.
1.
Abash, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, humiliate, humble, make ashamed.
2.
Disgrace, dishonor, degrade, debase, discredit, sully, taint, stain, tarnish.
3.
Deride, jeer, ridicule, mock at, sneer at, point at, flout.
shame
(shames, shaming, shamed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has.
She felt a deep sense of shame...
I was, to my shame, a coward.
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2.
If someone brings shame on you, they make other people lose their respect for you.
I don't want to bring shame on the family name...
= disgrace
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3.
If something shames you, it causes you to feel shame.
Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.
VERB: V n
4.
If you shame someone into doing something, you force them to do it by making them feel ashamed not to.
He would not let neighbours shame him into silence...
VERB: V n into/out of n/-ing
5.
If you say that something is a shame, you are expressing your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had happened differently.
It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks...
N-SING: a N, oft it v-link N that [feelings]
6.
You can use shame in expressions such as shame on you and shame on him to indicate that someone ought to feel shame for something they have said or done.
He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
CONVENTION [feelings]
7.
If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
His playing really put me to shame.
PHRASE: V inflects
Wikipedia
Shame
Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness.
Examples of use of shame
1. Republicans cried Shame, shame, shame,‘‘ and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D–Md., moved for a revote.
2. Shame, shame, shame on her. – Lin Neuman, USA Paul McCartney deserves everything he gets.
3. Republicans cried "Shame, shame, shame," and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D–Md., moved for a revote.
4. He covered his face with a pig mask. Shame, shame!
5. "Shame on the Arabs, shame on the Muslims, shame on humanity ... When will they act to stop Israel?" Shaban asked.