make ashamed

VERB

humiliate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confuse crush degrade demean depress disgrace humble shame snub subdue

STRONG

abase abash base blister break chagrin chasten confound conquer debase denigrate deny discomfit discountenance dishonor downplay lower mortify pan rip slam smear squash vanquish wither

WEAK

bemean bring down bring low cast down cut down to size make a fool of play down put out of countenance put to shame run down shoot down take down take down a peg tear down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build up encourage honor praise promote release respect upgrade

STRONG

agree allow boost cherish compliment elevate fail flatter laud lose surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Penn. "An hope that does not make ashamed those that have it."

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

A portion which can never be exhausted: a hope which will never make ashamed.

From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Mackintosh, Charles Henry

He wished to substitute recognition of worth in place of the things that debase and make ashamed.

From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly

make ashamed

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