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noun | verb shameshame1 /ʃeɪm/ ●●● S3 noun ETYMOLOGYshame1Origin: Old English scamu ► crying shame It’s a crying shame that our schools don’t have enough money for textbooks. ► Have you no shame How could you do this? Have you no shame (=do you not feel guilty)? ► with shame Her face was flushed with shame. ► hang/bow your head in shame (=look downward and avoid looking at other people because you feel ashamed) ► There’s no shame in There’s no shame in finishing second (=it should not make you feel ashamed). ► brought shame on You’ve brought shame on this family. THESAURUSa feeling of shame and sadness when you know or believe you have done something wrong► guilta feeling of shame and sadness when you know or believe you have done something wrong: Sometimes I felt little pangs of guilt (=feelings of guilt that last a short time). ► shame the feeling of strong guilt and embarrassment that you have after doing something that is wrong: I had failed to help them, and I was filled with shame. ► remorse/contrition a strong feeling of being sorry for doing something bad. Contrition sounds more formal or literary than remorse: If he really feels remorse for his crimes, then he would stop stealing. ► self-reproach the feeling of being angry or upset with yourself for doing something wrong: After screaming at his family, he was filled with self-reproach. ► compunction/compunctions feelings of guilt or feelings that what you are doing is wrong. Compunctions is almost always used in the negative: The judge said she had no compunctions about sending Rivers to jail. ► conscience the set of feelings that tell you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong: My conscience wouldn’t allow me to lie to her. 1it’s a shame (that) (also what a shame) spoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad, disappointed, or angry: It’s a shame you have to leave so soon. What a shame we missed the beginning of the concert! “Jeff says he can’t come tonight.” “Oh, that’s such a shame!” It’s a crying shame that our schools don’t have enough money for textbooks.2GUILTY FEELING [uncountable] the guilty and embarrassed feeling you have when you know you have done something wrong: He felt a deep sense of shame. How could you do this? Have you no shame (=do you not feel guilty)? Her face was flushed with shame.hang/bow your head in shame (=look downward and avoid looking at other people because you feel ashamed)► see thesaurus at guilt13NO RESPECT [uncountable] loss of honor and respect SYN disgrace: There’s no shame in finishing second (=it should not make you feel ashamed). You’ve brought shame on this family.4Shame on you! spoken used to tell someone that he or she should feel shame because of something he or she has done5put somebody/something to shame informal to be so much better than someone or something else that it makes the other thing seem very bad or ordinary: Matt’s cooking puts mine to shame.[Origin: Old English scamu] → ashamed noun | verb shameshame2 verb VERB TABLEshame |
| Present | I, you, we, they | shame | | he, she, it | shames | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shamed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shamed | | he, she, it | has shamed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shamed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shame | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shamed |
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| Present | I | am shaming | | he, she, it | is shaming | | you, we, they | are shaming | | Past | I, he, she, it | was shaming | | you, we, they | were shaming | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shaming | | he, she, it | has been shaming | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shaming | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shaming | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shaming |
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