shamed
耻辱,羞辱,蒙羞,羞愧
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Definitions
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- : the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- : susceptibility to this feeling: to be without shame.
- : disgrace; ignominy: His actions brought shame upon his parents.
- : a fact or circumstance bringing disgrace or regret: The bankruptcy of the business was a shame. It was a shame you couldn't come with us.
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shamed, sham·ing.
- : to cause to feel shame; make ashamed: His cowardice shamed him.
- : to publicly humiliate or shame for being or doing something specified: kids who've been fat-shamed and bullied; dog-shaming pictures of canines chewing up shoes.
- : to drive, force, etc., through shame: He shamed her into going.
- : to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.
Phrases
- shame on you
- crying shame
- for shame
- put to shame
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Evidence suggests that shame can undermine, rather than promote, moral motivation.
If you talk to the women now — having participated in a series, having come clean with their story, having decided to speak openly about it to cameras — I think you’ll find much less shame.
It’s a shame with all of that flooding, we may miss it again the next time he’s actually onto something.
What’s a shame is that Huawei has arguably the most efficient 5G products.
It would be a shame if that couldn’t be brought to bear across the whole planet.
But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.
As ever, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show crew encouraged us to find some humor alongside the horror and the shame.
The post-dinner conversations of staffers and policy-makers was seamed with shame, and even defeatism.
It's a shame, because Samberg's work on Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been stronger than ever this past season.
Her own muddled feelings of confusion, shame, and fear are what make the essay great and what make the essay her story.
Tell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.
I had it put in order whilst you were in London; it was a shame to let a sacred place remain in such a state.
For better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach.
He could not possibly doubt or question, and shame flooded him till he felt himself the meanest man alive.
My own yielding folly alone is to blame, and I shall take shame to myself for ever.