Understanding the meaning of shame

shame

/ʃeɪm/

noun
a state of dishonor
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"one mistake brought shame to all his family"

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disgrace ignominy

type of:
dishonour dishonor
verb
bring shame or dishonor upon
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attaint disgrace dishonor dishonour
noun
an unfortunate development
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pity

type of:
bad luck misfortune
noun
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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feeling
verb
cause to be ashamed
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elicit arouse enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
verb
compel through a sense of shame
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"She shamed him into making amends"

type of:
oblige obligate compel
verb
surpass or beat by a wide margin
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type of:
outperform outstrip exceed surmount surpass outdo outgo outmatch

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