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shame
(shām)n.
1.
a. A painful emotion caused by the belief that one is, or is perceived by others to be, inferior or unworthy of affection or respect because of one's actions, thoughts, circumstances, or experiences: felt shame for having dropped out of school.
b. Respect for propriety or morality: Have you no shame?
2.
a. A condition of disgrace or dishonor; ignominy: an act that brought shame on the whole family.
b. A regrettable or unfortunate situation: "It was a shame how the place had fallen apart, with tall scorched grass and sagging gutters" (Tom Drury).
c. One that brings dishonor, disgrace, or condemnation: "I would ... Forget the shames that you have stained me with" (Shakespeare).
tr.v. shamed, sham·ing, shames
Idioms: 1.
a. To cause to feel shame: "expletives that would have shamed a stevedore" (Jeffrey Tayler).
b. To cause to feel ashamed to the point of doing something: I was shamed into making an apology.
2.
a. To bring dishonor or disgrace on: behavior that shamed him in the eyes of the community.
b. To disgrace by surpassing: wanted revenge because a rival had shamed him in the previous race.
put to shame
1. To cause to feel shame.
2. To outdo thoroughly; surpass: Your kindness has put the rest of us to shame.
sense of shame
An understanding and respect for propriety and morality.
[Middle English, from Old English sceamu.]
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shame
(ʃeɪm)n
1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc
2. capacity to feel such an emotion
3. ignominy or disgrace
4. a person or thing that causes this
5. an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc: it's a shame you can't come with us.
6. put to shame
a. to disgrace
b. to surpass totally
interj
informal
a. an expression of sympathy
b. an expression of pleasure or endearment
vb (tr)
7. to cause to feel shame
8. to bring shame on; disgrace
9. (often foll by into) to compel through a sense of shame: he shamed her into making an apology.
10. name and shame See name17
[Old English scamu; related to Old Norse skömm, Old High German skama]
ˈshamable, ˈshameable adj
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shame
(ʃeɪm)n., v. shamed, sham•ing. n.
1. the painful feeling of having done or experienced something dishonorable, improper, foolish, etc.
2. capacity to experience this feeling: to be without shame.
3. disgrace; ignominy.
4. a cause for regret, disappointment, etc.: It was a shame you weren't there.
v.t. 5. to cause to feel shame.
6. to activate or motivate through shame: He shamed me into going.
7. to cause to suffer disgrace.
Idioms: 1. for shame, (used to induce feelings of guilt in someone.)
2. put to shame,
a. to cause to suffer shame or disgrace.
b. to outdo; surpass.
[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English sc(e)amu, c. Old Saxon, Old High German skama, Old Norse skǫmm; (v.) Middle English scham(i)en to be ashamed, Old English sc(e)amian]
sham′a•ble, shame′a•ble, adj.
sham′a•bly, shame′a•bly, adv.
syn: shame, embarrassment, humiliation, chagrin designate different kinds or degrees of painful feeling caused by injury to one's pride or self-respect. shame is a painful feeling caused by the consciousness or exposure of unworthy or indecent conduct or circumstances: One feels shame at being caught in a lie. It is similar to guilt in the nature and origin of the feeling. embarrassment usu. refers to a less painful feeling, one associated with less serious situations, often of a social nature: embarrassment over breaking a vase at a party. humiliation is a feeling of embarrassment at being humbled in the estimation of others: Being ignored gave him a sense of humiliation. chagrin is humiliation mingled with vexation or anger: She felt chagrin at her failure to do well on the test.
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Shame
See Also: BLUSHES
- As sheepish as a fowl —La Fontaine
- Embarrassing, like showing up for a party on the wrong date and finding the host and hostess in the middle of a family squabble —Elyse Sommer
- Embarrassment lay like a cloak over everyone’s shoulders —Belva Plain
- Embarrassment thickened in his throat like phlegm —Ross Macdonald
- Embarrassing as a rich man without admirers —David Denby
- Embarrassed as a nudist caught with his clothes on —Anon
- He felt a drench of shame like a hot liquid over his neck and shoulders —Saul Bellow
- In scandal, as in robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief —Lord Chesterfield
- Looked embarrassed, as if he were a spy whose cover had been blown —Robert Barnard
- Red-faced … like a puppy caught in his own piss —R. Wright Campbell
- Scandal will rub out like dirt when it is dry —John Ray’s Proverbs
- Shame came over me like a blanket of steam —Mary Gordon
- Shame … it came in twenty-eight delicious flavors, like Howard Johnson’s ice cream —Harvey Swados
- Uncomfortable as if she had tumbled out of a warm bed into a cold room and there was no time to dress before a crowd came to view her discomfort —Henrietta Weigel
- Waves of shame ran through her, like savage internal blushes —Mary McCarthy
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
shame
Past participle: shamed
Gerund: shaming
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| Noun | 1. |  shame - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guiltfeeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" conscience - a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty" self-disgust, self-hatred - shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public |
| 2. | shame - a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" humiliation - state of disgrace or loss of self-respect obloquy, opprobrium - state of disgrace resulting from public abuse odium - state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior reproach - disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family" | |
| 3. | shame - an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it" misfortune, bad luck - unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event | |
| 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 arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" discountenance - look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends" | |
| 4. | shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin |
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shame
noun
1. embarrassment, humiliation, chagrin, ignominy, compunction, mortification, loss of face, discomfiture, abashment, shamefacedness I was, to my shame, a coward.
embarrassment cheek, boldness, effrontery, brass neck (Brit. informal), shamelessness, brazenness, unabashedness
embarrassment cheek, boldness, effrontery, brass neck (Brit. informal), shamelessness, brazenness, unabashedness
2. disgrace, scandal, discredit, contempt, smear, degradation, disrepute, reproach, derision, dishonour, infamy, opprobrium, odium, ill repute, obloquy I don't want to bring shame on the family name.
disgrace credit, honour, glory, pride, distinction, esteem, self-respect, renown
disgrace credit, honour, glory, pride, distinction, esteem, self-respect, renown
3. pity What a shame.
verb
1. embarrass, disgrace, humiliate, humble, disconcert, mortify, take (someone) down a peg (informal), abash Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.
embarrass do credit to, make proud
embarrass do credit to, make proud
put something or someone to shame show up, disgrace, eclipse, surpass, outstrip, upstage, outdo, outclass, outshine, leave standing, knock spots off, put in the shade (Brit. informal) His playing really puts me to shame.
Quotations
"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home" [Charles Dickens Great Expectations]
"It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home" [Charles Dickens Great Expectations]
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
shame
noun1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation:
1. To cause to feel embarrassment, dishonor, and often guilt:
Idioms: put to shame, put to the blush.
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Translations
أسَف، أسى، خساره!خَجَل، حَياءعارعار، خِزْيمَصْدَر خِزْي
hanbastudstydět sezpůsobit hanbuostuda
skamtvingebringe skam over
häpeä
sramotastidposramitipostidjetisram
megalázmegszégyenítszégyenszégyenkezés
hneisaláta skammast sínreka meî hótunumskömmsmán
恥ずかしい思い
수치심
begėdisbegėdystėjo gėdaimano gėdaineleistinas dalykas
apkaunotkaunsnegodsnepatikanokaunināt
spôsobiť hanbu
sramsramota
skamsynd
ความอับอาย
sự xấu hổ
shame
[ʃeɪm]A. N
B. VT
1. (= cause to feel shame) → avergonzar
to shame sb into/out of doing sth → hacer avergonzarse a algn para que haga/no haga algo
to shame sb into/out of doing sth → hacer avergonzarse a algn para que haga/no haga algo
2. (= cause loss of respect for) → deshonrar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shame
[ˈʃeɪm] n
(= feeling of guilt and embarrassment) → honte f
She felt a deep sense of shame
BUT Elle se sentait profondément honteuse.
to my shame → à ma grande honte
She felt a deep sense of shame
BUT Elle se sentait profondément honteuse.
to my shame → à ma grande honte
(= disgrace) → honte f
the shame of it! → quelle honte!
to bring shame on sb → déshonorer qn
to put sb to shame → faire honte à qn
to put sth to shame → éclipser qch
the shame of it! → quelle honte!
to bring shame on sb → déshonorer qn
to put sb to shame → faire honte à qn
to put sth to shame → éclipser qch
(= pity) → dommage m
what a shame! → quel dommage!
it's a shame (that) ... → c'est dommage que ... + subj
It's a shame he isn't here → C'est dommage qu'il ne soit pas ici.
it is a shame to do → c'est dommage de faire
It's a shame to waste all this food → C'est dommage de gaspiller toute cette nourriture.
what a shame! → quel dommage!
it's a shame (that) ... → c'est dommage que ... + subj
It's a shame he isn't here → C'est dommage qu'il ne soit pas ici.
it is a shame to do → c'est dommage de faire
It's a shame to waste all this food → C'est dommage de gaspiller toute cette nourriture.
vt
(= make ashamed) → faire honte à
to shame sb into doing sth → obliger qn à faire qch en lui faisant honte
to shame sb into doing sth → obliger qn à faire qch en lui faisant honte
(= disgrace) → déshonorer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shame
n
(= feeling of shame) → Scham f; (= cause of shame) → Schande f; to feel shame at something → sich für etw schämen; he hung his head in shame → er senkte beschämt den Kopf; (fig) → er schämte sich; to bring shame upon somebody/oneself → jdm/sich Schande machen; he is without shame → er hat keinerlei Schamgefühl, ihm fehlt jegliches Schamgefühl; she is beyond all (sense of) shame → sie hat jegliches Schamgefühl verloren; she has no shame, dancing around like that → dass sie sich nicht schämt so herumzutanzen; have you no shame? → schämst du dich (gar) nicht?; to put somebody/something to shame (lit) → jdm/etw Schande machen; (fig) → jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen; by working so hard he puts us to shame → er arbeitet so schwer, dass er uns alle beschämt; to my (eternal) shame → zu meiner (ewigen) Schande; I’ll never forget the shame of it → ich werde nie vergessen, wie ich mich schämte; the shame of it all → die Schande or Schmach; the shame of it! → was für eine Schande!, diese Schande!; the street is the shame of the town → die Straße ist der Schandfleck or die Schande dieser Stadt; for shame! → schäm dich!/schämt euch!; she didn’t! for shame! → nein! sie sollte sich schämen!; shame on you! → du solltest dich/ihr solltet euch schämen!
(= pity) it’s a shame you couldn’t come → schade, dass du nicht kommen konntest; it’s a (great) shame we have to leave so early → es ist (so) schade or ein Jammer, dass wir schon so früh gehen müssen; what a shame! → (das ist aber) schade!, wie schade!; what a shame he … → schade, dass er …; nice legs, shame about the face (inf) → hübsche Beine, aber über den Rest schweigen wir lieber ? crying
vt → Schande machen (+dat); (fig, by excelling) → in den Schatten stellen; he shamed us by working so hard → er hat uns alle durch sein hartes Arbeiten beschämt; by giving so much he shamed me into making a bigger contribution → dadurch, dass er so viel gab, fühlte ich mich moralisch gezwungen, mehr zu spenden; see if you can shame him into changing his mind → appelliere an sein besseres Ich, dann überlegt er es sich vielleicht anders
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shame
[ʃeɪm]1. n
a. (feeling) → vergogna, pudore m; (humiliation) → vergogna
shame on you! → vergognati!, vergogna!
to put sb/sth to shame (fig) → far sfigurare qn/qc
shame on you! → vergognati!, vergogna!
to put sb/sth to shame (fig) → far sfigurare qn/qc
2. vt (make ashamed) → far vergognare; (bring disgrace on) → disonorare
to shame sb into doing sth → far vergognare qn a tal punto da fargli fare qc
to shame sb into doing sth → far vergognare qn a tal punto da fargli fare qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shame
(ʃeim) noun1. (often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure. I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.
2. dishonour or disgrace. The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.
3. (with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame. It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.
4. (with a) a pity. What a shame that he didn't get the job!
verb1. (often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed. He was shamed into paying his share.
2. to cause to have a feeling of shame. His cowardice shamed his parents.
ˈshameful adjective disgraceful. shameful behaviour.
ˈshamefully adverbˈshamefulness noun
ˈshameless adjective
1. without shame; blatant. a shameless liar; shameless deception.
2. not modest. a shameless woman.
ˈshamelessly adverbˈshamelessness noun
ˈshamefaced adjective
showing shame or embarrassment. He was very shamefaced about his mistake.
put to shame to make feel ashamed of something or to make seem to be of poor quality by showing greater excellence. Your beautiful drawing puts me/mine to shame.
to my/his etc shame it is a cause of shame to me, him etc that. To my shame, my daughter always beats me at chess.
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shame
→ عار hanba skam Schamgefühl ντροπή vergüenza häpeä honte sramota vergogna 恥ずかしい思い 수치심 schaamte skam wstyd vergonha стыд skam ความอับอาย utanç sự xấu hổ 羞耻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shame
n. vergüenza;
What a ___ ! → ¡Qué pena!, ¡Qué lástima!;
vr. avergonzarse;
tener vergüenza.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
shame
n vergüenzaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.