Shame

  • 21shame — I UK [ʃeɪm] / US noun ** 1) [singular] a reason for feeling sad or disappointed It seems a shame to waste all this food. It was a shame that you couldn t come with us. a great/crying/terrible shame: It would have been a crying shame if we had… …

    English dictionary

  • 22shame — shamable, shameable, adj. shamably, shameably, adv. /shaym/, n., v., shamed, shaming. n. 1. the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome… …

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  • 23shame — [[t]ʃeɪm[/t]] n. v. shamed, sham•ing 1) the painful feeling of having done or experienced something dishonorable, improper, foolish, etc 2) capacity to experience this feeling: to be without shame[/ex] 3) disgrace; ignominy 4) a cause for regret …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24shame — 01. It s really a [shame] that Ken and Barbie didn t get married; they seemed so well suited to one another. 02. The little boy felt really [ashamed] of himself when his mother caught him stealing change out of her purse. 03. Many people feel… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25shame — /ʃeɪm / (say shaym) noun 1. the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonourable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another. 2. susceptibility to this feeling: to be without shame. 3. disgrace; ignominy. 4. a …

  • 26Shame — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Shame, mot anglais traduisible par la honte en français, peut faire référence à : Shame, un film de 1917 avec Zena Keefe (Mary McDavitt / Little Mary …

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  • 27shame — n. & v. n. 1 a feeling of distress or humiliation caused by consciousness of the guilt or folly of oneself or an associate. 2 a capacity for experiencing this feeling, esp. as imposing a restraint on behaviour (has no sense of shame). 3 a state… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28shame — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame Date: before 12th century 1. a. a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b. the susceptibility to such emotion < …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 29shame — {{11}}shame (n.) O.E. sceamu, sceomu feeling of guilt or disgrace, from P.Gmc. *skamo (Cf. O.S. skama, O.N. skömm, Swed. skam, O.Fris. scome, Du. schaamte, O.H.G. scama, Ger. Scham), probably from PIE *skem , from *kem …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 30Shame — En este artículo se detectaron los siguientes problemas: Carece de fuentes o referencias que aparezcan en una fuente acreditada. Requiere una revisión ortográfica y gramatical. Por favor …

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