shame.html - See: FOR SHAME, PUT TO SHAME.

shame.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a feeling of distress or humiliation caused by consciousness of the guilt or folly of oneself or an associate.
2 a capacity for experiencing this feeling, esp. as imposing a restraint on behaviour (has no sense of shame).
3 a state of disgrace, discredit, or intense regret.
4 a a person or thing that brings disgrace etc. b a thing or action that is wrong or regrettable.

--v.

tr.
1 bring shame on; make ashamed; put to shame.
2 (foll. by into, out of) force by shame (was shamed into confessing).

for shame! a reproof to a person for not showing shame. put to shame disgrace or humiliate by revealing superior qualities etc. shame on you! you should be ashamed. what a shame! how unfortunate! [OE sc(e)amu]

shame.html - adj.
1 showing shame.
2 bashful, diffident.

shamefacedly also adv. shamefacedness n. [16th-c. alt. of shamefast, by assim. to FACE]

shame.html - adj.
1 that causes or is worthy of shame.
2 disgraceful, scandalous.

shamefully adv. shamefulness n. [OE sc(e)amful (as SHAME, -FUL)]

shame.html - adj.
1 having or showing no sense of shame.
2 impudent.

shamelessly adv. shamelessness n. [OE sc(e)amleas (as SHAME, -LESS)]

shame.html - See: FOR SHAME, PUT TO SHAME.