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[ noun ] a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)I know that I myself felt that it was a mortal shame for a man to be torn open by a British musket_ball , as Isaac had been , yet I also felt relieved and lucky that it had been him and not myself . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)For many nights afterward , the idea of her having been so close to me in_that imagined bed would return and fill me with obscure and painful desires , would cause me to lie_awake in shame , tossing with irresolution , longing to fall into a deep sleep . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a state of dishonor
Examples "one mistake brought shame to all his family" "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison" Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)In defiance , a chinless reprobate , Jake_Camaret , marched down the aisle in St._Peter 's one Sunday morning , followed by one of the women from the Bordel , whose dress and walk plainly showed the lack of any shame . |
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[ noun ] an unfortunate development
Synonyms Examples "it's a pity he couldn't do it" Used in print (Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)Once_in_a_while they said what a shame it was , with Granny dying , but they all agreed she would n't have wanted it any other way . Related terms |
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[ verb ] bring shame or dishonor upon
Examples "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" Used in print (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)Above_all , disabuse yourselves of any thought that I propose to vent moral indignation at your rifling my residence , to whimper over the loss of a_few objets_d'art , or to shame you into rectitude . |
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[ interjection ] interjection, to express disapproval
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[ verb ] cause to be ashamed
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[ verb ] compel through a sense of shame
Examples "She shamed him into making amends" Related terms |
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[ verb ] surpass or beat by a wide margin
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