shame

noun

1. 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
2. a tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
3. dishonor or disgrace: to bring shame to one's family
4. a person or thing that brings shame, dishonor, or disgrace
5. something regrettable, unfortunate, or outrageous: it's a shame that he wasn't told

transitive verb shamed, shaming

1. to cause to feel shame; make ashamed
2. to dishonor or disgrace
3. to drive, force, or impel by a sense of shame: shamed into apologizing