shame

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʃeɪm/

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Noun

Singular shame

Plural shames

1. Someone feels shame when they know they did something wrong.

   The boy felt shame and gave back the candy he had taken.

Verb

Plain form shame

Third-person singular shames

Past tense shamed

Past participle shamed

Present participle shaming

1. If you shame someone, you make them feel shame.

Related words

• ashame
• shameful

Emotions or feelings (edit)

anger - confusion - embarrassment - envy - fear - happiness - hate - love - regret - sadness - shame - surprise - worry