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shame

noun

1 shame

A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.

Roget 923: wrong; what ought not to be, what should not be; malum in se [Lat.]; unreasonableness, grievance; shame.    injustice; tort [Law]; unfairness etc. adj.; iniquity, foul play.    ... show more

Roget 960: purity; decency, decorum, delicacy; continence, chastity, honesty, virtue, modesty, shame; pudicity, pucelage, virginity.    ... show more

Dutch: schande, gĂȘne, schaamte, schaamtegevoel
Polish: wstyd

2 shame

A state of dishonor:
— One mistake brought shame to all his family.

synonyms: disgrace, ignominy.

Roget 874: disrepute, discredit; ill repute, bad repute, bad name, bad odor, bad favor, ill name, ill odor, ill favor; disapprobation etc. 932; ingloriousness, ... show more

Dutch: schaamte, aanfluiting, afgang, schandaal, schande

3 shame

An unfortunate development.

synonym: pity.

verb

1 shame

Bring shame or dishonor upon.

synonyms: attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour.

Roget 874: be inglorious etc. adj.; incur disgrace etc. n.; have a bad name, earn a bad name; put a halter round one's neck, wear a halter round one's neck; disgrace oneself, expose oneself.    play second fiddle; ... show more

Dutch: bevlekken, bezoedelen, onteren, schenden

2 shame

Compel through a sense of shame.

3 shame

Cause to be ashamed.

4 shame

Surpass or beat by a wide margin.


Moby thesaurus: abasement, abash, abashment, abomination, apologies, atrocity, attrition, ayenbite of inwit, bad, besmirch, bitterness, blacken, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, bully, burning shame, byword, byword of reproach ... show more.

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