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noun
1.
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
2.
susceptibility to this feeling: to be without shame.
3.
disgrace; ignominy: His actions brought shame upon his parents.
4.
a fact or circumstance bringing disgrace or regret: The bankruptcy of the business was a shame. It was a shame you couldn't come with us.
verb (used with object)
5.
to cause to feel shame; make ashamed: His cowardice shamed him.
6.
to drive, force, etc., through shame: He shamed her into going.
7.
to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.
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8.
for shame! you should feel ashamed!: What a thing to say to your mother! For shame!
9.
put to shame,
a.
to cause to suffer shame or disgrace.
b.
to outdo; surpass: She played so well she put all the other tennis players to shame.
Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sc(e)amu; cognate with German Scham, Old Norse skǫmm; (v.) Middle English schamen, shamien to be ashamed, Old English sc(e)amian, derivative of the noun
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sc(e)amu; cognate with German Scham, Old Norse skǫmm; (v.) Middle English schamen, shamien to be ashamed, Old English sc(e)amian, derivative of the noun
Related forms
sham·a·ble, shame·a·ble, adjective
sham·a·bly, shame·a·bly, adverb
half-shamed, adjective
out·shame, verb (used with object), -shamed, -sham·ing.
un·sham·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
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. 5. humiliate, mortify, humble, abash, embarrass.
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. 5. humiliate, mortify, humble, abash, embarrass.
Antonyms
1. pride, self-esteem, self-respect.
1. pride, self-esteem, self-respect.
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| shame (ʃeɪm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc |
| 2. | capacity to feel such an emotion |
| 3. | ignominy or disgrace |
| 4. | a person or thing that causes this |
| 5. | an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc: it's a shame you can't come with us |
| 6. | put to shame |
| a. to disgrace | |
| b. to surpass totally | |
| —interj | |
| 7. | informal (South African) |
| a. an expression of sympathy | |
| b. an expression of pleasure or endearment | |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to cause to feel shame |
| 9. | to bring shame on; disgrace |
| 10. | ( |
| 11. | name and shame See name |
| [Old English scamu; related to Old Norse skömm, Old High German skama] | |
| 'shamable | |
| —adj | |
| 'shameable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
shame
O.E. sceamu, sceomu "feeling of guilt or disgrace," from P.Gmc. *skamo (cf. O.S. skama, O.N. skömm, Swed. skam, O.Fris. scome, Du. schaamte, O.H.G. scama, Ger. Scham), probably from PIE *skem-, from *kem- "to cover" (covering oneself being a common expression of shame). An O.N. word for it was kinnroði,
EXPANDlit. "cheek-redness," hence, "blush of shame." Gk. distinguished shame in the bad sense of "disgrace, dishonor" (aiskhyne) from shame in the good sense of "modesty, bashfulness" (aidos). The verb is O.E. sceamian (cf. Ger. schämen sich).
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shame
In addition to the idiom beginning with shame, also see crying shame; for shame; put to shame.
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