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shame — [shām] n. [ME < OE scamu, akin to Ger scham] 1. a painful feeling of having lost the respect of others because of the improper behavior, incompetence, etc. of oneself or of someone that one is close to or associated with 2. a tendency to have… … English World dictionary
shame — ► NOUN 1) a feeling of humiliation or distress caused by awareness of wrong or foolish behaviour. 2) loss or respect or esteem. 3) a cause of shame. 4) a regrettable or unfortunate thing. ► VERB ▪ cause to feel ashamed. ● … English terms dictionary
Shame — Shame, n. [OE. shame, schame, AS. scamu, sceamu; akin to OS. & OHG. scama, G. scham, Icel. sk[ o]mm, shkamm, Sw. & Dan. skam, D. & G. schande, Goth. skanda shame, skaman sik to be ashamed; perhaps from a root skam meaning to cover, and akin to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shame — [[t]ʃeɪm[/t]] n. v. shamed, sham•ing 1) the painful feeling of having done or experienced something dishonorable, improper, foolish, etc 2) capacity to experience this feeling: to be without shame[/ex] 3) disgrace; ignominy 4) a cause for regret … From formal English to slang
shame — shamable, shameable, adj. shamably, shameably, adv. /shaym/, n., v., shamed, shaming. n. 1. the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome… … Universalium
shame — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame Date: before 12th century 1. a. a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b. the susceptibility to such emotion … New Collegiate Dictionary
Shame — This article is about psychological, philosophical, and societal aspects of shame. For other uses, see Shame (disambiguation). Eve covers herself and lowers her head in shame in Rodin s sculpture Eve after the Fall … Wikipedia
shame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling that you have lost the respect of others ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ secret ▪ This is the secret shame I have carried around for decades. ▪ public ▪ … Collocations dictionary
shame — 1 noun 1 (U) the uncomfortable feeling of being guilty and embarrassed that you have when you have done something wrong: a deep sense of shame | to your shame (=making you feel ashamed): She realized to her shame that she had forgotten Nina s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shame — shame1 [ ʃeım ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a guilty and embarrassed feeling you have when you or someone else has behaved badly: He speaks about it openly and without shame. bow/hang your head in shame (=hold your head down and look away from people… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
