shaming
1 of 2adjective
sham·ing ˈshā-miŋ 
: causing feelings of shame
The facts are too shaming for a proud nation to remember.
Niger Calder
Niger Calder… for me it's a shaming reminder that for five and a half months I let a man call me "Baby Bear" … Tina Brown
Tina BrownWhat happened at Enron … was indeed a shaming episode in the history of US capitalism. Geoffrey Owen
Geoffrey Owen… books that if they are left unread are truly shaming … Jeff Reid
Jeff Reid shamingly adverb
I was reduced to ringing. Got the answering machine. Her voice—but insultingly impersonal, shamingly stilted. Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn shaming
2 of 2noun
plural shamings
: the act or activity of subjecting someone to shame, disgrace, humiliation, or disrepute especially by public exposure or criticism
Other times they would take more aggressive measures, tracking down and exposing the identities of supposed wrongdoers who the group felt had not been brought to justice. Public shaming is a standard tool for this kind of activism … Emily Bazelon
Emily BazelonBetween 1957 and 1961, he … managed to rig the outcomes of at least 43 [college basketball] games, leading to the arrests of 37 players and the shaming of several others. Eric Konigsberg
Eric KonigsbergAs the parade of … public shamings on Capitol Hill has shown …, the wealthy may not be universally loved, but they're America's favorite spectacle. James Poniewozik
James Poniewozik
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1741, in the meaning defined above
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing shaming
shaming
verb
as in humiliating
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- humiliating
- discrediting
- disgracing
- embarrassing
- degrading
- dishonoring
- demeaning
- insulting
- debasing
- humbling
- confusing
- criticizing
- cheapening
- abasing
- ridiculing
- lowering
- chastening
- rattling
- belittling
- fouling
- mortifying
- disparaging
- diminishing
- sinking
- maligning
- condemning
- slandering
- minimizing
- taking down
- smirching
- castigating
- discounting
- defaming
- decrying
- disconcerting
- flustering
- libeling
- discomfiting
- detracting
- discountenancing
- defiling
- denouncing
- censuring
- affronting
- depreciating
- confounding
- bad-mouthing
- fazing
- libelling
- abashing
- nonplussing
- damning
- crying down
- execrating
- writing off
- nonplusing
- reprobating
- putting down
- reprehending
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- praising
- honoring
- exalting
- recognizing
- elevating
- acknowledging
- deifying
- aggrandizing
- canonizing
- commending
- applauding
- celebrating
- complimenting
- lauding
- congratulating
- hailing
- citing
- saluting
- eulogizing
- cheering
- boasting
- decorating
- highlighting
- acclaiming
- touting
- glorifying
- promoting
- dignifying
- lifting
- spotlighting
- feting
- enshrining
- extolling
- raising
- ennobling
- enthroning
- magnifying
- fêting
- advancing
- boosting
- upgrading
- uplifting
- idealizing
- romanticizing
- playing up
- enskying