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