lost+to+shame

  • 1Lost — Lost, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost honor.… …

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  • 2Lost motion — Lost Lost, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See {Lose}, v. t.] 1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb; lost… …

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  • 3lost — adjective Etymology: past participle of lose Date: 15th century 1. not made use of, won, or claimed 2. a. no longer possessed b. no longer known 3. ruined or destroyed physically or morally ; desperate 4. a. taken away or beyond reach or… …

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  • 4shame — [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… …

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  • 5lost — [lôst, läst] vt., vi. pt. & pp. of LOSE adj. 1. a) destroyed or ruined physically or morally b) Theol. damned; reprobate 2. not to be found; missing 3. no longer held or possessed; parted with …

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  • 6Lost Signal — is a stage name of Philadelphian electronic musician Charles Rehill.Lost Signal s debut EP Command was followed by the full length Catharsis , produced by Tom Shear (Assemblage 23). Lost Signal s music has been described as futurepop.In 2006 Lost …

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  • 7shame — shame1 S2 [ʃeım] n [: Old English; Origin: scamu] 1.) it s a shame/what a shame etc spoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed ▪ She s failed her test again. What a shame! ▪ It s a shame that you have to …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8shame — {{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 ▪ …

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  • 9shame — 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

  • 10shame — I UK [ʃeɪm] / US noun ** 1) [singular] a reason for feeling sad or disappointed It seems a shame to waste all this food. It was a shame that you couldn t come with us. a great/crying/terrible shame: It would have been a crying shame if we had… …

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