Thesaurus / shame
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Evidence suggests that shame can undermine, rather than promote, moral motivation.
PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY AGREE – YELLING AT PEOPLE WHO AREN’T WEARING MASKS WON’T WORKLGBTQ-EDITORSEPTEMBER 21, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSIf 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.
“PEOPLE WANT TO BELIEVE”: HOW LOVE FRAUD BUILDS AN ABSORBING DOCUSERIES AROUND A ROMANTIC CON MANALISSA WILKINSONSEPTEMBER 4, 2020VOXIt’s a shame with all of that flooding, we may miss it again the next time he’s actually onto something.
WE ALL SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO STEVE BANNONDANIEL MALLOYAUGUST 22, 2020OZYIt would be a shame if that couldn’t be brought to bear across the whole planet.
‘WORK TO YOUR STRENGTH’: HUAWEI’S CTO WEIGHS IN ON U.S. EFFORTS TO BUILD A HUAWEI ALTERNATIVEVETA CHANAUGUST 20, 2020FORTUNEWhat’s a shame is that Huawei has arguably the most efficient 5G products.
‘WORK TO YOUR STRENGTH’: HUAWEI’S CTO WEIGHS IN ON U.S. EFFORTS TO BUILD A HUAWEI ALTERNATIVEVETA CHANAUGUST 20, 2020FORTUNETell Lady Maude the candid truth, and take shame and blame to yourself, as you deserve.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODI had it put in order whilst you were in London; it was a shame to let a sacred place remain in such a state.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODFor better is the iniquity of a man, than a woman doing a good turn, and a woman bringing shame and reproach.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSHe could not possibly doubt or question, and shame flooded him till he felt himself the meanest man alive.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODMy own yielding folly alone is to blame, and I shall take shame to myself for ever.
ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOODWORDS RELATED TO SHAME
- abash
- addle
- amaze
- astonish
- baffle
- becloud
- bedevil
- befuddle
- bemuse
- cloud
- clutter
- complicate
- confound
- darken
- daze
- demoralize
- discomfit
- discompose
- disconcert
- discountenance
- disorient
- distract
- embarrass
- faze
- fluster
- fog
- frustrate
- fuddle
- involve
- lead astray
- mess up
- misinform
- mislead
- mortify
- muddle
- mystify
- nonplus
- obscure
- perplex
- perturb
- puzzle
- rattle
- render uncertain
- shame
- stir up
- stump
- throw off
- throw off balance
- trouble
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- worry
- abashes
- addles
- amazes
- astonishes
- baffles
- beclouds
- bedevils
- befuddles
- bemuses
- clouds
- clutters
- complicates
- confounds
- darkens
- dazes
- demoralizes
- discomfits
- discomposes
- disconcerts
- discountenances
- disorients
- distracts
- embarrasses
- fazes
- flusters
- fogs
- frustrates
- fuddles
- involves
- leads astray
- mess up
- misinforms
- misleads
- mortifies
- muddles
- mystifies
- nonpluses
- obscures
- perplexes
- perturbs
- puzzles
- rattles
- renders uncertain
- shames
- stirs up
- stumps
- throws off
- throws off balance
- troubles
- unhinges
- unsettles
- upsets
- worries
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