shame
/ˈʃeɪ̯m/ verb C2- To cause to feel shame. · I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval.
- To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
- To denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame. · Stop shaming others about their food choices.
- To drive or compel by shame. · The politician was shamed into resigning.
Plural shame · He/she/it shames · Past shamed · Past participle shamed · -ing form shaming
Verb forms
- Base form
- shame
- He/she/it
- shames
- Past
- shamed
- Past participle
- shamed
- -ing form
- shaming
From the library
'Ain't you 'shamed, you sleepy-head?'
“To kill a naked cub is shame.
More I cannot do; but if ye will, I can save ye the shame that comes of killing a brother against whom there is no fault--a brother spoken for and bought into the Pack according to the Law of the Jungle.”
That is great shame.”
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