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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
There he speaks with self-deprecating humor about the shame of having been born in working-class Brooklyn.
During this same period, the national rate of childhood obesity nearly tripled, in many cases triggering what the author calls a “lifelong cycle of shame.”
It’s way too easy to shame people for taking on too much debt.
Now aged 17, settled and living independently after several previous moves, Liam takes responsibility for his behaviour, but says it is "a shame that it's impacted what I call a family".
It’s a real shame Mr. Út didn’t speak to the people behind “The Stringer” because, given his absence, the film becomes far too much of an exercise in shame.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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