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Shame

//ʃeɪm// adj, intj, noun, verb

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Adjective

1
Feeling shame; ashamed.
"She says that she doesn't touch them, this is important, sometimes maybe a handshake may make them more shame, that is shy or embarrassed."

Intj

1
A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.
"Mr John Golding: One would not realise that it came from the same Government, because in that letter the Under-Secretary states: "The future of BT's pension scheme is a commercial matter between BT, its workforce, and the trustees of the pensions scheme, and the Government cannot give any guarantees about future pension arrangements." #*: Mr. Charles R. Morris: Shame."
2
Ellipsis of what a shame; expressing disappointment or sympathy abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Shame, you poor thing, you must be cold!"

Noun

1
An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private. uncountable, usually
"When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame."
2
an unfortunate development wordnet
3
Something to regret. uncountable, usually
"It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way."
4
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt wordnet
5
Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision. uncountable, usually
"[…] because ye haue borne the shame of the heathen,"

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6
a state of dishonor wordnet
7
The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy. uncountable, usually
"guides who are the shame of religion"
8
That which is shameful and private, especially private parts. uncountable, usually
"And he took fig-leaves and sewed (them) together, and made an apron for himself, and covered his shame."
9
The capacity to be ashamed, inhibiting one from brazen behaviour; due regard for one's own moral conduct and how one is perceived by others; restraint, moderation, decency. uncountable, usually
"Don't you have any shame?"

Verb

1
To cause to feel shame. transitive
"I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval."
2
surpass or beat by a wide margin wordnet
3
To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. transitive
"And with fowle cowardize his carcas ſhame,"
4
cause to be ashamed wordnet
5
To denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame. transitive
"Stop shaming others about their food choices."

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6
compel through a sense of shame wordnet
7
To drive or compel by shame. transitive
"The politician was shamed into resigning."
8
bring shame or dishonor upon wordnet
9
To feel shame, be ashamed. intransitive, obsolete
"Broder she said I can not telle yow For it was not done by me nor by myn assente For he is my lord and I am his and he must be myn husband therfore my broder I wille that ye wete I shame me not to be with hym nor to doo hym alle the pleasyr that I can"
10
To mock at; to deride. obsolete, transitive
"Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English schame, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-Germanic *skamō. Cognates *German Scham (“shame”) *German Low German Schaam (“shame, shamefacedness”) *Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Swedish skam (“shame”) *Faroese skomm (“shame, dishonour”) *Icelandic skömm (“shame”) *Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰 (skama, “shame”).

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Etymology 4

From Middle English schamen, from Old English sċamian, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną. Cognates *Dutch schamen (“to be ashamed”) *German schämen (“to be ashamed or embarrassed, bashful”) *Danish, Norwegian Bokmål skamme (“to be ashamed”) *Icelandic skamma (“to scold”) *Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌽 (skaman, “to be ashamed”).

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