| NOUN | feeling | shame | a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | shame, disgrace, ignominy | a state of dishonor | |
| event | shame, pity | an unfortunate / unfortunate development | |
| VERB | social | shame, dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint | bring shame or dishonor upon |
| social | shame | compel through a sense of shame | |
| emotion | shame | cause to be ashamed | |
| competition | shame | surpass or beat by a wide margin |
| Sounds | shey'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acclaim ... tame: 34 rhymes with eym... | |
| Meaning | A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | conscience | A feeling of shame when you do something immoral |
| embarrassment | The shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public | |
| self-disgust, self-hatred | shame resulting from strong dislike of yourself or your actions | |
| Broader | feeling | The experiencing of affective and emotional states |
| Spanish | vergüenza | |
| Catalan | vergonya | |
| Verbs | shame | cause to be ashamed |
| shame | bring shame or dishonor upon | |
| shame | compel through a sense of shame | |
| Meaning | A state of dishonor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "one mistake brought shame to all his family" | |
| Synonyms | disgrace, ignominy | |
| Narrower | humiliation | state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
| obloquy, opprobrium | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse | |
| odium | state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior | |
| reproach | disgrace or shame | |
| Broader | dishonor, dishonour | A state of shame or disgrace |
| Spanish | desgracia, deshonra, ignominia, sambenito, vergüenza | |
| Catalan | ignomínia, vergonya | |
| Verbs | shame | bring shame or dishonor upon |
| shame | compel through a sense of shame | |
| Meaning | An unfortunate / unfortunate development. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | pity | |
| Broader | misfortune, bad luck | unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate / unfortunate event |
| Spanish | lástima, pena | |
| Catalan | llàstima, pena | |
| Meaning | Bring shame or dishonor upon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The performance is likely to shame Sue | |
| Synonyms | dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint | |
| Narrower | foul, befoul, defile, maculate | Spot, stain, or pollute |
| Opposite | honor, honour, reward | bestow honor or rewards upon |
| Spanish | abochornar, avergonzar, deshonrar | |
| Catalan | avergonyir-se, avergonyir, deshonrar | |
| Nouns | shame | a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt |
| shame | a state of dishonor | |
| Meaning | compel through a sense of shame. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | |
| Model | They shame him to write the letter; The performance is likely to shame Sue | |
| Example | "She shamed him into making amends" | |
| Broader | compel, oblige, obligate | Force somebody to do something |
| Spanish | abochornar, avergonzar | |
| Catalan | avergonyir | |
| Nouns | shame | a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt |
| shame | a state of dishonor | |
| Meaning | Cause to be ashamed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Narrower | discountenance | look with disfavor on |
| Broader | arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke | Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) |
| Spanish | abochornar, avergonzarse, avergonzar | |
| Catalan | avergonyir-se, avergonyir, sufocar | |
| Nouns | shame | a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt |
| Meaning | Surpass or beat by a wide margin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot shame Sue | |
| Broader | surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform | Be or do something to a greater degree |
| Spanish | aplastar, humillar | |
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