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shame
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- pronunciation:
- sheIm
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Shame is a bad feeling that you might have because you know that you did something wrong or not proper. You feel bad about what you did.
Lila felt shame for saying some mean things to her best friend. She said she was sorry later.
- synonyms:
- regret
- antonyms:
- pride
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| definition 2: |
If a person is without shame, they don't feel bad about doing things that are wrong or not proper.
My mom says that Peter is a bully who has no shame.- similar words:
- modesty
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| definition 3: |
Shame is a loss of respect or honor.
The prisoner regretted his crime because he believed it brought shame to his family.- synonyms:
- disgrace
- antonyms:
- honor
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| definition 4: |
When someone feels shame, they have a painful feeling about themselves. They think something is wrong with them or they are not as good as other people in some way. Often, people feel this kind of shame because other people say things that make them feel bad about themselves, or they are afraid that other people will laugh at them or judge them badly.
When that boy in school teased her about always wearing the same old clothes, Holly felt shame even though it wasn't really true.Cole doesn't want friends to come over to his house because he feels shame about how messy and run-down it is.- antonyms:
- pride
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| definition 5: |
When we say something is "a shame," we mean that it is a very disappointing thing. It is something to feel bad about or regret. We often say that losing something or wasting something is a shame. We often say "What a shame!" or "That's a shame!" when someone tells us about something very disappointing or when we feel that something was a sad loss or waste.
It's a shame that Jessie was sick on the day of her birthday party.What a shame about that snowstorm! Diana and Jason had to cancel their wedding because of it.It's a shame that they threw out all that food from the party.- synonyms:
- disappointment, pity
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| derivation: |
shamable (shameable) (adj.) |
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