shame

Definition

  • noun: a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong
  • noun: a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety
  • verb: to cause (someone) to feel ashamed
  • verb: to bring shame to
  • + 'into'
  • synonyms: dishonor, ignominy, derision

Examples

  • There is no 'shame' in admitting your mistakes. [=you should not feel ashamed/embarrassed about admitting your mistakes]

  • It's 'a crying shame' [=it's upsetting to me] that movies are often so violent these days.

  • Her art project 'put mine to shame'. [=her art project was much better than mine]

Movie quotes

  • (..) and waits upon the judgment And what judgment would step from this to this? What devil was it that thus hath cozened you at blind man's buff? Oh shame, where is thy blush? Rebellious hell, if thou canst mutiny in a matron's bones to flaming youth... ...let virtue be as wax and melt in her own fire (..)
    2015 Hamlet
  • (..) - I stay too long. But here my father comes A double blessing is a double grace. Occasion smiles upon a second leave Aboard, aboard for shame. The wind sits in the shoulder of your sail and you are stayed for There, my blessing with you, and these few precepts in thy memory see thou character (..)
    2015 Hamlet