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UK
/ʃˈeɪm/
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[ US /ˈʃeɪm/ ]
[ US /ˈʃeɪm/ ]
NOUN
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a state of dishonor
one mistake brought shame to all his family
suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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an unfortunate development
it's a pity he couldn't do it
VERB
- surpass or beat by a wide margin
- cause to be ashamed
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bring shame or dishonor upon
he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime -
compel through a sense of shame
She shamed him into making amends
How To Use shame In A Sentence
- I've seen it a hundred times: an oafish fan shamed out of F-bombs by kids sitting with their parents. You Brought a Child to an NFL Game?!
- It would be a shame to lose it - it is the landmark of the town centre.
- It was so obvious they have had contact since NZ and this was a scripted farce to deter us from the fact that Jason Mesnick the most hated man in America and his ice princess walk of shamer Molly WERE CHEATING. Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
- He had a bank balance that a senior merchant banker would not be ashamed of.
- To my shame I refused to listen to her side of the story.
- I peered over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a 11)tribal war dance of sheer unashamed 12)ecstasy.
- Greek weekly "Proto Thema", an unregretted and shameless Akin stated that he killed Solomou and would do it again if needed. OpEdNews - Diary: Murdering Peace in Derynia
- The ladies took the stand for the second time during the surrebuttal and again dumped on Lana shamelessly. Guilty Feelings
- [42] Of such ministers and counselors, the holy king said that they who were confounded and ashamed should remove themselves far from him: _Avertantur statim erubescentes, qui dicunt mihi, "Euge, euge! The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 25 of 55 1635-36 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
- The litter on the boreen in Tullyvarraga, black bags of household rubbish thrown in over the wall, is a shame, a black spot in the quest for Tidy Towns glory.