Shame

//ʃeɪm//

Synonyms for "shame" (215 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (43)

dishonor disgrace pity abasement abash abashment abomination apologies apology atrocity attrition ayenbite of inwit bad besmirch bitterness blacken bring down bring into discredit bring low bring shame upon

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bully burning shame byword byword of reproach calamity calumniate calumniation cast reproach upon catastrophe chagrin chasten coerce comedown

Noun(6 words)

disgrace ignominy pity dishonor abasement also: thesaurus:shame

Verb(3 words)

abash attaint confound

Intj(1 words)

bad luck

Strong matches (65)

Related words (107)

Noun(6 words)

humiliation hurt mortification obloquy opprobrium unhonour

humility ignominy impute shame to infamy iniquity knavery let down letdown libel low-down dirty shame lower modesty mortification mortify notoriety obliquity obloquy odium opprobrium outclass

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Verb(3 words)

insult mortify schlong

Intj(8 words)

pity too bad tough luck tut tut what a pity what a shame woe is me worse luck

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

11 relation types

More general

25 entries

arouse bad luck compel dishonor dishonour disrespect elicit enkindle evoke exceed feeling fire kindle misfortune obligate oblige

Showing 16 of 25 words.

Antonyms

1 entries

honor

Synonyms

4 entries

demean disgrace dishonor pity

Related terms

3 entries

abash disrepute embarrassed

at location

1 entries

cathedral

dbpedia genre

1 entries

magic realism

derived

59 entries

15 minutes of shame Spanish shame ain't no shame in my game antishame ashamed badge of shame bald-shame beshame body-shame cone of shame cover-shame creep-shame crying shame fat-shame for shame

Showing 16 of 59 words.

has context

1 entries

south africa

is a

6 entries

attitude not style book dishonor embarrassment emotion feeling

manner of

3 entries

arouse compel surpass

related to

12 entries

admonition ashamed dishonor embarrassed embarrassed feeling embarrassment feeling impropriety painful private parts reduplicated uncomfortable

Translations

330 translations across 127 languages.

Aklanon

1 entries

huya' noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Albanian

2 entries

turp noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
turp noun (something to regret)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

αἰσχύνη noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
αἰσχύνω verb (to cause to feel shame)

Arabic

3 entries

خَجَل noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
عَار noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
عَيْب noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Aragonese

1 entries

vergüenya noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Armenian

2 entries

ամոթ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
խայտառակություն noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Aromanian

1 entries

arushini noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Assamese

1 entries

লাজ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Asturian

4 entries

vergonza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergoña noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergüenza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergüeña noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Azerbaijani

3 entries

abır noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ayıb noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
utanc noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Bangi

1 entries

nconi noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Bashkir

4 entries

оят noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
оят noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
оят noun (cause or reason of shame)
үкенес noun (something to regret)

Basque

1 entries

lotsa noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Belarusian

4 entries

со́рам noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
стыд noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
прысаро́мліваць verb (to denounce as having done something shameful)
прысаро́міць verb (to denounce as having done something shameful)

Bengali

2 entries

লজ্জা noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
শরম noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Bikol Central

1 entries

supog noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Breton

1 entries

mezh noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Bulgarian

4 entries

позо́р noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
свян noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
сра́мни ча́сти noun (that which is shameful and private, especially body parts)
срам noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Catalan

4 entries

llàstima noun (something to regret)
pudor noun (something to regret)
vergonya noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergonya noun (something to regret)

Cebuano

1 entries

kaulaw noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Central Kurdish

3 entries

شوورەیی noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
شەرم noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
عەیب noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Chechen

1 entries

эхь noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

倒霉 noun (something to regret)
恥辱 /耻辱 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
羞恥 /羞耻 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
羞辱 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Church Slavic

2 entries

срамъ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ⱄⱃⰰⰿⱏ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Corsican

1 entries

vargogna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Crimean Tatar

1 entries

ayıp noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Czech

4 entries

hanba noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ostuda noun (something to regret)
stud noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
škoda noun (something to regret)

Danish

3 entries

skam noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
skam noun (something to regret)
skamme ud verb (to cause to feel shame)

Dari

1 entries

شَرْم noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Dutch

1 entries

schande noun (something to regret)

Emilian

1 entries

vargåggna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Esperanto

2 entries

hontaĵo noun (something to regret)
honto noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Estonian

1 entries

häbi noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Fala

1 entries

vergonza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Finnish

4 entries

harmi noun (something to regret)
häpeä noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
häpeä noun (something to regret)
häpeä noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)

French

3 entries

dommage noun (something to regret)
honte noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
honnir verb (to cover with reproach or ignominy — see also disgrace, dishonour)

Friulian

2 entries

vergonge noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergonze noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Galician

4 entries

mágoa noun (something to regret)
pena noun (something to regret)
vergonza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergoña noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Georgian

4 entries

დასანანი noun (something to regret)
საწყენი noun (something to regret)
სირცხვილი noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
არცხვენს verb (to cause to feel shame)

German

4 entries

Scham noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
Schande noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
Schande noun (something to regret)
beschämen verb (to cause to feel shame)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries

marre noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
𐌹𐌳𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Greek

3 entries

ντροπή noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ντροπή noun (something to regret)
ντροπιάζω verb (to cause to feel shame)

Hebrew

3 entries

בּוּשָׁה noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
חֶרְפָּה noun (something to regret)
בייש verb (to cause to feel shame)

Hindi

2 entries

लज्जा noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
शर्म noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Hungarian

4 entries

kár noun (something to regret)
szégyen noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
megaláz verb (to cause to feel shame)
megszégyenít verb (to cause to feel shame)

Icelandic

2 entries

háðung noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
skömm noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ido

1 entries

shamo noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ilocano

1 entries

bain noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Indonesian

1 entries

malu noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ingrian

2 entries

häppiä noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
häpy noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ingush

1 entries

эхь noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Iranian Persian

1 entries

شَرْم noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Irish

4 entries

náire noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
náire noun (something to regret)
adhnáirigh verb (to cause to feel shame)
cuir náire ar verb (to cause to feel shame)

Istriot

1 entries

varguogna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Italian

4 entries

peccato noun (something to regret)
putenza noun (that which is shameful and private, especially body parts)
vergogna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergogne noun (that which is shameful and private, especially body parts)

Japanese

4 entries

恥 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
恥 noun (something to regret)
羞恥心 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
羞恥心 noun (something to regret)

Javanese

1 entries

isin noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Kazakh

1 entries

ұят noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Khmer

4 entries

ការអាម៉ាស់ noun (something to regret)
ខ្មាស noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
លជ្ជាភាព noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ហិរិ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Korean

2 entries

수치 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
수치 noun (something to regret)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

уят noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Latgalian

1 entries

kauns noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Latin

3 entries

poena noun (something to regret)
pudor noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
pudor noun (something to regret)

Latvian

2 entries

kauns noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
kauns noun (something to regret)

Lezgi

1 entries

айиб noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Lingala

2 entries

nsoni noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
nsóni noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Macedonian

1 entries

срам noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Manipuri

1 entries

ꯏꯀꯥꯏ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Marathi

1 entries

लाज noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Meru

1 entries

aibu noun (something to regret)

Mirandese

2 entries

bargonha noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
bergonha noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Mongolian

2 entries

ичгүүр noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ᠢᠴᠢᠭᠦᠷᠢ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Māori

4 entries

aniutanga noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
māteatea noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
māteatea noun (something to regret)
ngaringariā noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Nahuatl

1 entries

pinauia noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Neapolitan

1 entries

scuorno noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Norman

1 entries

honte noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

eyb noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
şerm noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

skam noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
synd noun (something to regret)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

skam noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
synd noun (something to regret)

Nuosu

1 entries

ꎲ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Occitan

1 entries

vergonha noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Old East Slavic

1 entries

соромъ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Old English

2 entries

sċamu noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ǣwisċ noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)

Old Javanese

1 entries

isin noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ossetian

1 entries

ӕфсӕрм noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اوتاندیرمق verb (to cause to feel shame)

Pangasinan

1 entries

baing noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Pannonian Rusyn

1 entries

ганьба noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Pashto

1 entries

شرم noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Schaund noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Polish

4 entries

hańba noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
sromota noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
wstyd noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
zawstydzać verb (to cause to feel shame)

Portuguese

3 entries

vergonha noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
vergonha noun (something to regret)
envergonhar verb (to cause to feel shame)

Romani

1 entries

lazhav noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)

Romanian

1 entries

rușine noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Russian

4 entries

доса́да noun (something to regret)
жаль noun (something to regret)
позо́р noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
срам noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Sanskrit

1 entries

लज्जा noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Sardinian

4 entries

bergugna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
bilgonza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
birgonza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
bregunza noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

sramòta noun (something to regret)
srȃm noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
stȋd noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
сра̑м noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Sicilian

4 entries

briogna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
russura noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
sdilleggiu noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
virgogna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Slovak

2 entries

hanba noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
stud noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Slovene

2 entries

sram noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
sramota noun (something to regret)

Spanish

4 entries

acholo noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
lástima noun (something to regret)
pena noun (something to regret)
pudor noun (something to regret)

Swahili

4 entries

aibu noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
aibu noun (something to regret)
fedheha noun (something to regret)
aibisha verb (to cause to feel shame)

Swedish

2 entries

skam noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
synd noun (something to regret)

Tagalog

1 entries

hiya noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Tajik

1 entries

шарм noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Tamil

3 entries

அவமானம் noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
களங்கம் noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
வெட்கம் noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Tatar

1 entries

оят noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Telugu

2 entries

సిగ్గు noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
సిగ్గు noun (something to regret)

Tetum

1 entries

moe noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Thai

1 entries

ความละอายใจ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Tocharian B

2 entries

kwīpe noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
yase noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Turkish

4 entries

ayıp noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ayıp noun (something to regret)
utanç noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
utandırmak verb (to cause to feel shame)

Turkmen

2 entries

utanç noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
uýat noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Ugaritic

2 entries

𐎁𐎅𐎘 noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
𐎁𐎅𐎘 noun (something to regret)

Ukrainian

4 entries

ганьба́ noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
со́ром noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
стид noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
осоро́мити verb (to cover with reproach or ignominy — see also disgrace, dishonour)

Unami

1 entries

mixanësëwakàn noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Urdu

1 entries

شَرْم noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Uyghur

3 entries

ئار noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
ئۇيات noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
نومۇس noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Uzbek

4 entries

nomus noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
or noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
sharm noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
uyat noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Venetan

1 entries

vargogna noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Vietnamese

4 entries

mối nhục noun (cause or reason of shame)
sự hổ thẹn noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
sự ngượng noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
sự thẹn noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Welsh

4 entries

cywillydd noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
cywillydd noun (something to regret)
cywillydd noun (reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision)
gwaradwydd noun (something to regret)

Yaghnobi

1 entries

шарм noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)

Yiddish

1 entries

פֿאַרשעמען verb (to cause to feel shame)

Zazaki

4 entries

ar (diq) noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
eib noun (uncomfortable or painful feeling)
eib noun (something to regret)
eib noun (something to regret)

Sample sentences

46 total sentences available.

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Your singing puts professional singers to shame.

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Your excellent work puts me to shame.

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What with joy and shame, she blushed to the ears.

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It's an awful shame your wife couldn't come.

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