Shamelike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of shame.

    "Losses of any kind seem to evoke shamelike responses in the infant. This is particularly true of loss of the familiar."

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"Losses of any kind seem to evoke shamelike responses in the infant. This is particularly true of loss of the familiar."

Etymology

From shame + -like.

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