shame

Definition for shame

noun as in disgrace, embarrassment

Strongest matches

confusion, contempt, guilt, humiliation, irritation, remorse, scandal, stigma

Strong matches

abashment, blot, chagrin, compunction, contrition, degradation, derision, discomposure, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, mortification, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pang, reproach, self-disgust, self-reproach, self-reproof, shamefacedness, smear, stupefaction, treachery

Weak matches

bad conscience, ill repute, loss of face, pudency, skeleton in the cupboard

verb as in disgrace, embarrass

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debase, discredit, dishonor, humiliate, mortify, reproach, ridicule

Strong matches

abash, blot, confound, defile, degrade, disconcert, humble, smear, stain

Weak matches

cut down to size, give a black eye, shoot down, take down, take down a peg

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Studies show that making people feel guilty about climate change can motivate change, while others have suggested that shame, fear and anger can motivate behavioral change as well.

From Salon

That's a shame for one of them because they are the two best teams in the competition.

From BBC

Another bite lands me on a patio in South Carolina, asking for a second ramekin of honey butter to go alongside a hot basket of cornbread-like hushpuppies like I have no shame.

From Salon

The engine’s still intact, and with only 56,000 miles on the truck, it would be a shame to just junk it.

From Los Angeles Times

This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel brings nuance to communities that have been ravaged by extractive capitalism and then shamed for their victimization.

From Los Angeles Times

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