n. | 1. | A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal. | ||||||
2. | Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt. | |||||||
3. | The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace. | |||||||
4. | The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts.
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v. t. | 1. | To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame. | ||||||
2. | To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. | |||||||
3. | To mock at; to deride. | |||||||
v. i. | 1. | To be ashamed; to feel shame. |
Noun | 1. | shame - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt |
2. | shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" | |
3. | shame - an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" Synonyms: pity | |
Verb | 1. | shame - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" |
2. | shame - compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends" | |
3. | shame - cause to be ashamed | |
4. | shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin |