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shame
noun as in disgrace, embarrassment
Strongest matches
confusion, contempt, guilt, humiliation, irritation, remorse, scandal, stigma
Strong matches
abashment, blot, chagrin, compunction, contrition, degradation, derision, discomposure, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, mortification, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pang, reproach, self-disgust, self-reproach, self-reproof, shamefacedness, smear, stupefaction, treachery
Weak matches
bad conscience, ill repute, loss of face, pudency, skeleton in the cupboard
verb as in disgrace, embarrass
Weak matches
cut down to size, give a black eye, shoot down, take down, take down a peg
Example Sentences
The head of the Norwegian Road Federation told AFP that "there is no sign of 'Tesla shame' in Norway."
"I went in quicker but not massively different. A shame to lose the place because it would have been two more points."
"It is one of the great shames that we didn't see enough of Duncan Spencer," says Campbell.
"Which was a shame, but it's the way that it is."
There he speaks with self-deprecating humor about the shame of having been born in working-class Brooklyn.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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