Shame meaning

What does “shame” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“shame” is a noun and verb with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt.

shame

noun

  1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

  2. a state of dishonor

    “one mistake brought shame to all his family”

    “suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison”

  3. an unfortunate development

    “it's a pity he couldn't do it”

    Synonymspity

verb

  1. bring shame or dishonor upon

    “he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”

  2. compel through a sense of shame

    “She shamed him into making amends”

  3. cause to be ashamed

  4. surpass or beat by a wide margin

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University