English noun: shame | |||
1. | shame (feeling) a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt | ||
Broader (hypernym) | feeling | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conscience, embarrassment, self-disgust, self-hatred | ||
2. | shame (state) a state of dishonor | ||
Samples | One mistake brought shame to all his family. Suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison. | ||
Synonyms | disgrace, ignominy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dishonor, dishonour | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | humiliation, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach | ||
3. | shame (event) an unfortunate development | ||
Samples | It's a pity he couldn't do it. | ||
Synonyms | pity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bad luck, misfortune | ||
English verb: shame | |||
1. | shame (social) bring shame or dishonor upon | ||
Samples | He dishonored his family by committing a serious crime. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to shame Sue | ||
Synonyms | attaint, disgrace, dishonor, dishonour | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | befoul, defile, foul, maculate | ||
Antonyms | honor, honour, reward | ||
2. | shame (social) compel through a sense of shame | ||
Samples | She shamed him into making amends. | ||
Examples | They shame him to write the letter, The performance is likely to shame Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compel, obligate, oblige | ||
3. | shame (emotion) cause to be ashamed | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | discountenance | ||
4. | shame (competition) surpass or beat by a wide margin | ||
Examples | Sam cannot shame Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass | ||