Defenition of the word shame
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Defenition of the word shame
- The consciousness or awareness of dishonor, disgrace, or condemnation.
- bring dishonor upon
- an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
- a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
- surpass or beat by a wide margin
- cause to be ashamed
- compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"
- a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
- an unfortunate development; "it''s a pity he couldn''t do it"
- bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- an unfortunate development
- a state of dishonor
- compel through a sense of shame
- bring shame or dishonor upon
Synonyms for the word shame
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- attaint
- bring into disrepute
- bring shame on
- defame
- degrade
- discredit
- disgrace
- dishonor
- dishonour
- embarrass
- embarrassment
- humiliate
- humiliation
- ignominy
- indignity
- infamy
- make uncomfortable
- mortify
- pity
Similar words in the shame
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- shame
- shame's
- shamed
- shamefaced
- shameful
- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shames
Hyponyms for the word shame
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- befoul
- conscience
- defile
- discountenance
- embarrassment
- foul
- humiliation
- maculate
- obloquy
- odium
- opprobrium
- reproach
- self-disgust
- self-hatred
Hypernyms for the word shame
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- arouse
- bad luck
- compel
- dishonor
- dishonour
- elicit
- enkindle
- evoke
- exceed
- feeling
- fire
- kindle
- misfortune
- obligate
- oblige
- outdo
- outgo
- outmatch
- outperform
- outstrip
- provoke
- raise
- surmount
- surpass
Antonyms for the word shame
Idioms for the word shame
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