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

  • (..) James Gordon... "The Batman didn't murder Harvey Dent." "He saved my boy," "then took the blame for Harvey's appalling crimes" "so that I could, to my shame," "build a lie around this fallen idol." "I praised the madman who tried to murder my own child." "Well, I can no longer live with my lie." (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises