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Moderateshame
The correct spelling is shame.
How to pronounce shame
/ʃeɪm/
nounIPA: /ʃeɪm/
Say it like: Sha-me
The correct spelling is shame. Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private. For example: "The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents."
Usage Examples
“The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.”
“It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.”
“Shame, you poor thing, you must be cold!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private.
- 2.Something to regret.
- 3.Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.
- 4.The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.
- 5.That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.
interjection
- 1.A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.
- 2.Expressing sympathy.
verb
- 1.To cause to feel shame.
- 2.To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
- 3.To drive or compel by shame.
- 4.To feel shame, be ashamed.
- 5.To mock at; to deride.
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