shame 
shame (s̸hām)
noun
- a painful feeling of having lost the respect of others because of the improper behavior, incompetence, etc. of oneself or of someone that one is close to or associated with
- a tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
- dishonor or disgrace to bring shame to one's family
- a person or thing that brings shame, dishonor, or disgrace
- something regrettable, unfortunate, or outrageous it's a shame that he wasn't told
Etymology: ME < OE scamu, akin to Ger scham
transitive verb shamed, sham′·ing
- to cause to feel shame; make ashamed
- to dishonor or disgrace
- to drive, force, or impel by a sense of shame shamed into apologizing
for shame!
you ought to be ashamed!here is cause for shame!
put to shame
- to cause to feel shame
- to do much better than; surpass; outdo
shame on
shame should be felt by; this is shameful of
shame
n.
A disgrace
embarrassment, stigma, blot; see disgrace 2.A sense of wrongdoing
bad conscience, mortification, confusion, humiliation, compunction, regret, chagrin, discomposure, irritation, remorse, stupefaction, embarrassment, abashment, self-reproach, self-reproof, self-disgust, stings of conscience, pangs of remorse; see also guilt.A condition of disgrace
humiliation, dishonor, degradation; see disgrace 1, scandal.
put to shame
Preposition: about
- weather: All I can say is shame about the weather p.s. Fawkes was looking very sexy You could advertize for General Mills Lucky Charms cereal!
- lack: So, nice idea but shame about the lack of supplies with the factory and shame about the dreadful cleaning!
Preposition: that
- none: It is just a shame that none of the stars joined her.
Converse of object
- cry: It seemed a crying shame to allow the material covered herein to remain unchecked for much longer.
- seem: It seems a shame that the venue no longer hosts Bands.
- bring: It certainly didn't bring shame on Germany, or Germany's political parties.
- feel: You see, yourself, that he can feel shame; it's the only virtue he's got.
- think: Suzanne Briggs, Complementary Therapist: I think the biggest shame about it is that people do not know it's there.
- avoid: If you avoid the shame now you won't get the crown later.
Adjective modifier
- damn: And it's a damn shame, cause Parker is such a great writer!
- terrible: Personally, I think this is a terrible shame.
- eternal: That McParland has never been man enough to admit that is to his eternal shame.
- real: I presume it has gone out of print which is a real shame.
- everlasting: Then, to her everlasting shame, she burst into tears.
- dreadful: And it would be a dreadful shame for the two aspiring surgeons to overlook the opportunity to hone their medical skills, right?
Modifies a noun
- cos: The tunes are tighter and more traditionally songlike after this, which is a shame cos sprawling instrumental meltdowns are much more fun.
- bout: Shame bout time limit - will have to remember for next years awards!
- nobody: It's a great shame nobody mentioned X-Press 2's gloriously appropriate house anthem, Give It.
- none: Shame none of them are out on DVD yet.
Modifying Another Word
- publicly: Long term detention without trial and publicly shaming them by publishing photo's of them in their underwear is the only possible solution.
Stella, think not that I by verse seek fame; Who seek, who hope, who love, who live, but thee: Thine eyes my pride, thy lips my history; If thou praise not, all other praise is shame.
To these compositions is required neither genius nor knowledge, neither industry nor spriteliness, but contempt of shame, and indifference to truth are absolutely necessary.
A dead reigna strange epoch of folly and shame.
But surely Adam cannot be excused; Her fault though great, yet he was most to blame; What weakness offered, strength might have refused, Being lord of all, the greater was the shame.
Who fears to speak of Ninety-Eight? Who blushes at the name? When cowards mock the patriot's fate, Who hangs his head for shame? He's all a knave or half a slave Who slights his country thus: But a true man, like you, man, Will fill your glass with us.
Into the face of the young manhad crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty, hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to talk French.
Sir, there isno Levitical degreesbetween nations, and on this occasion I can see neither sin nor shame in marrying our own sister.
I had had an affair with the moon, in which there was neither sin nor shame.
To be discontented with the divine discontent, and to be ashamedwiththenobleshame, istheverygermand first upgrowth of all virtue.
Wicked people means people who have no love: therefore they have no shame. They have the power to ask for love because they don't need it: they have the power to offer it because they have none to give. But we, who have love, and long to mingle it with the love of others: we cannot utter a word.You find that, don't you?
It is no shame for a man to die fighting for his country. Honorius of Autun
My race of glory run, and race of shame, And I shall shortly be with them that rest.
Only the deep sense of some deathless shame.
La honte est la plus violente de toutes les passions. Shame is the most violent of all the passions.
Shame of the versifying tribe! Your history whither are you spinning? Can you do nothing but describe?
If you still have to askshame on you.
By numbers here from shame or censure free, All crimes are safe, but hated poverty. This, only this, the rigid law pursues, This, only this, provokes the snarling muse.
'Tis no shame for men Of his high birth to love a wench; his honour May privilege more sins. Next to a woman, He loves a running-horse.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
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