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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 | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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