nnoun.feelinga painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guiltDerivationally Related Form:shame
Hypernyms:feeling
Inherited Hypernyms:shamefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:conscienceembarrassmentself-disgustself-hatred
Full Hyponyms:abashmentchagrinconfusionconsciencediscomfitureembarrassmentself-consciousnessself-disgustshamefacedness
nnoun.statea state of dishonorSynset:disgrace ignominy
Examples:- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
Derivationally Related Form:disgraceshameignominious
Hypernyms:dishonor dishonour
Inherited Hypernyms:shamedishonorstandingstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:humiliationobloquyodiumopprobriumreproach
Full Hyponyms:abasementdegeneracydepthhumiliationobloquyodiumreproach
nnoun.eventan unfortunate developmentSynset:pity
Examples:- it's a pity he couldn't do it
Derivationally Related Form:piteous
Hypernyms:bad luck misfortune
Inherited Hypernyms:pitymisfortunetroublehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialbring shame or dishonor uponSynset:attaint disgrace dishonor dishonour
Examples:- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
Antonyms:honor
Derivationally Related Form:dishonordisgraceshamedishonour
Inherited Hypernyms:dishonor
Direct Hyponyms:befouldefilefoulmaculate
Full Troponyms:foul
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: dishonor, disgrace, attaint, shame, dishonour)
vverb.socialcompel through a sense of shameExamples:- She shamed him into making amends
Derivationally Related Form:shame
Hypernyms:compel obligate oblige
Inherited Hypernyms:shamecompelinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody into V-ing something | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: shame) | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: shame)
vverb.emotioncause to be ashamedDerivationally Related Form:shame
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:shamearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:discountenance
Full Troponyms:discountenance
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.competitionsurpass or beat by a wide marginHypernyms:exceed outdo outgo outmatch outperform outstrip surmount surpass
Inherited Hypernyms:shamesurpassbeatget the better of
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: shame)