shame

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈʃeɪ̯m/]

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1. shame (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

Example: When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.

2. shame (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Something to regret.

Example: It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.

3. shame (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

Example: […] because ye haue borne the shame of the heathen,

4. shame (intj) — sense 4

Definition: A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.

Example: Mr John Golding: One would not realise that it came from the same Government, because in that letter the Under-Secretary states: "The future of BT's pension scheme is a commercial matter between BT, its workforce, and the trustees of the pensions scheme, and the Government cannot give any guarantees about future pension arrangements."
#*: Mr. Charles R. Morris: Shame.

5. shame (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Embarrassed and shy, particularly because one is the subject of attention.

Example: She says that she doesn't touch them, this is important, sometimes maybe a handshake may make them more shame, that is shy or embarrassed.

6. shame (adj) — sense 6

Definition: Causing embarrassment or shyness.

Example: "A lot of the time when we want to do stuff we'll be like, 'Oh no, that's shame — I don't want to do that because I'll be on my own'," Headland told NIT.

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