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BNC: 3668 COCA: 3767

shame
1 shame /ˈʃeɪm/ noun
1 shame
/ˈʃeɪm/
noun
Learner's definition of SHAME
1 
[noncount] : a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong羞愧；羞耻；惭愧
2 
[noncount] : ability to feel guilt, regret, or embarrassment羞愧感；羞耻心
3 
[noncount] : dishonor or disgrace不光彩；耻辱
4 
[singular] : something that is regretted : pity令人惋惜的事；遗憾的事

a crying shame

— see crying

put (someone or something) to shame

: to be much better than (someone or something)使相形见绌
2 shame /ˈʃeɪm/ verb
shames; shamed; shaming
2 shame
/ˈʃeɪm/
verb
shames; shamed; shaming
Learner's definition of SHAME
[+ object]
1 
: to cause (someone) to feel ashamed使感到羞耻；使感到羞愧
2 
: to force (someone) to act in a specified way by causing feelings of shame or guilt使某人感到羞愧而不得不 — + into
BNC: 3668 COCA: 3767

shame

1 of 2

noun

ˈshām How to pronounce shame (audio)
1
a
: a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety
b
: the susceptibility to such emotion
have you no shame?
2
: a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute : ignominy
the shame of being arrested
3
a
: something that brings censure or reproach
also : something to be regretted : pity
it's a shame you can't go
b
: a cause of feeling shame

shame

2 of 2

verb

shamed; shaming

transitive verb

1
: to bring shame to : disgrace
shamed the family name
2
: to put to shame by outdoing
3
: to cause to feel shame
4
: to force by causing to feel guilty
shamed into confessing

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun He felt shame for his lies. How could you be so rude? Have you no shame? Her crimes brought shame upon her family. He had to endure the shame of being fired. Verb He was shamed by his behavior at the party. shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Many serious wine and collectors focus their attention solely on reds, which is a shame. Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 Although there’s no shame in aging, moringa is packed with antioxidants like flavonoids and polyphenols, which may combat premature wrinkles and keep your skin looking youthful, according to research. Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2022 There is no shame in having a different name than your children. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2022 That would be a shame, because this is where Kareem Hunt belongs, trying to bring the Lombardi Trophy home. cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022 There’s no shame in having passion for a creative pursuit that doesn’t pay your bills. Wired, 13 July 2022 Sockeye put other fish to shame in both fight and flavor. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 18 June 2022 Basically, TikTok wants to (kindly) shame you into being smarter about your screen time. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 9 June 2022 The criteria for the list — designed largely to shame property owners into action — leave out many buildings the city has taken to court over safety problems as well as buildings officials consider to be vacant, among other omissions. Cecilia Reyes, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2022
Verb
Stigma around mental health and mental illness may shame people out of reaching out for help, Galvan said. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2022 As a result, Twitter accounts such as @CelebJets, which track the movement of private jets and their users throughout the country, have risen to prominence alongside grassroots efforts to shame people into changing their behavior. Dana Givens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022 At the same time, Tala staff deployed intense shaming tactics to pressure borrowers into repaying, including threats to show up at their offices to shame them in front of colleagues, or to come to their homes and seize their possessions. Raksha Vasudevan, Wired, 20 July 2022 And the new memorial must be close to the Capitol, close enough to implicate and shame the men and women who work inside it on a daily basis. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Don’t run from these realizations, but don’t shame yourself either. Yec, Forbes, 24 June 2022 Any one of the hundreds of mass murders to which this country has grown accustomed over the last three decades should have been enough to shame the gun industry vassals in Congress into action. Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022 This week, Ukraine intensified its campaign to shame the German business-software beast into ditching its Russian customers. Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 This very intentionally vague law will shame and stigmatize not only LGBTQ students but students with LGBTQ parents and family members, as well as any student that rightfully believes and understands that LGBTQ people are valued members of society. Washington Post, 10 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shame was before the 12th century

Phrases Containing shame
BNC: 3668 COCA: 3767
shame

noun¹

 1feeling that you have lost the respect of others覺得不再受尊重ADJECTIVE | VERB + SHAME | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deep深深的羞愧➤secret內心的羞愧◇This is the secret shame I have carried around for decades.這個不為人知的羞恥之事壓在我心中有好幾十年了。➤public當眾受辱◇He risked public shame and possible imprisonment.他冒着當眾受辱和身陷囹圄的危險。◇All she wanted was to escape so that she would not have to face this public shame.她只想逃得遠遠的，避免在眾人面前面對這樣的羞辱。➤national (especially BrE) 國恥◇It is a national shame that our prisons serve as mental institutions.監獄被當作精神病院，這是我們的國恥。VERB + SHAME➤be filled with, feel滿懷羞愧；感到慚愧▸➤bring, cause帶來恥辱；使羞愧◇His arrest for stealing brought shame on his family.他因偷盜被捕，令他的家人蒙羞。➤die of (figurative) 羞愧死了◇I nearly died of shame!我當時簡直羞愧得要死！PREPOSITION➤from shame因羞愧◇She wept from the shame of having let everyone down.她因使大家失望而羞愧地哭了起來。➤in shame羞愧地◇She shut her eyes in shame.她羞愧地閉上了眼。➤to your shame令某人羞愧的是◇To my shame, I didn't tell Robert about the party.令我不好意思的是，我沒告訴羅伯特聚會的事。◇To my everlasting shame, I failed her when she needed me most.在她最需要我的時候沒能幫她，這讓我一輩子羞愧難當。➤without shame毫不慚愧◇He had cried noisily and without shame at the news of Esther's death.得知埃絲特的死訊，他不顧面子地大聲哭了起來。➤with shame由於羞愧◇She blushed with shame.她羞得漲紅了臉。➤shame about, shame at因⋯羞愧◇She felt a flush of shame at what she'd said.她為自己說的話羞得臉都紅了。➤shame for為⋯感到羞愧◇Do you feel no shame for what you've done?你對自己的所作所為一點兒也不感到臉紅嗎？➤shame in在⋯方面丟臉◇There's no shame in making an honest living.過老實本分的生活不丟人。➤shame on因⋯而羞愧◇Shame on you for doubting me!你居然懷疑我，真不害臊！➤shame over因⋯感到羞愧◇You feel absolutely no shame over what you did, do you?你對你的所作所為一點兒也不感到臉紅，是嗎？PHRASES➤bow your head in shame, hang your head in shame羞愧地低下頭／垂下頭➤a feeling of shame, a sense of shame羞恥感◇He was being held by two security guards, his head bowed in shame.他被兩個保安架着，羞愧地低着頭。
shame

noun²

 2a shame sth that makes you feel disappointed令人失望的事ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤awful, great, real, terrible極其遺憾的事；極大的憾事；確實遺憾；令人不快的憾事▸➤crying, damn, damned (all informal) 令人扼腕的遺憾；十足的憾事PREPOSITION➤shame about⋯的遺憾◇It's a terrible shame about Steve losing his job.史蒂夫丟了工作，真是太可惜了。PHRASES➤a bit of a shame, rather a shame, such a shame, what a shame有點兒遺憾；有些可惜；太可惜了；真遺憾◇What a shame you can't come!你來不了，太可惜了！
shame

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤publicly當眾羞辱◇The people who did this all deserve to be publicly shamed.幹這種事的人都應該受到大家的唾棄。PREPOSITION➤into使因羞愧而⋯◇An outcry from customers has shamed the company into lowering its prices.顧客的抗議使公司感到理虧而不得不降了價。

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