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shame shame definition

shame


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shame 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  shame 
 
  Sense  1 
  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame 
  =>  foul,  befoul,  defile,  maculate 
 
  Sense  3 
  shame 
  =>  discountenance 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  shame 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  shame 
 
  Sense  1 
  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame 
  =>  foul,  befoul,  defile,  maculate 
 
  Sense  3 
  shame 
  =>  discountenance 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  shame 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  shame 
 
  4  senses  of  shame 
 
  Sense  1 
  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame 
 
  Sense  2 
  shame 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
 
  Sense  3 
  shame 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
 
  Sense  4 
  shame 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  shame 
 
  shame  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  shame 
 
  Sense  1 
  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  shame 
  =>  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  shame 
  =>  arouse,  elicit,  enkindle,  kindle,  evoke,  fire,  raise,  provoke 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  shame 
  =>  surpass,  outstrip,  outmatch,  outgo,  exceed,  outdo,  surmount 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  shame 
  bloody  shame 
  sense  of  shame 
  shame 
  shame  plant 
  shamefacedness 
  shamefulness 
  shamelessness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shame 
 
  The  noun  shame  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  shame  --  (a  painful  emotion  resulting  from  an  awareness  of  inadequacy  or  guilt) 
  2.  (5)  shame,  disgrace,  ignominy  --  (a  state  of  dishonor;  "one  mistake  brought  shame  to  all  his  family";  "suffered  the  ignominy  of  being  sent  to  prison") 
  3.  (1)  pity,  shame  --  (an  unfortunate  development;  "it's  a  pity  he  couldn't  do  it") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shame 
 
  The  verb  shame  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame  --  (bring  dishonor  upon) 
  2.  shame  --  (compel  through  a  sense  of  shame;  "She  shamed  him  into  making  amends") 
  3.  shame  --  (cause  to  be  ashamed) 
  4.  shame  --  (surpass  or  beat  by  a  wide  margin) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  shame 
  shamed 
  shamefaced 
  shameful 
  shameless 
 
  Overview  of  noun  shame 
 
  The  noun  shame  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  shame  --  (a  painful  emotion  resulting  from  an  awareness  of  inadequacy  or  guilt) 
  2.  (5)  shame,  disgrace,  ignominy  --  (a  state  of  dishonor;  "one  mistake  brought  shame  to  all  his  family";  "suffered  the  ignominy  of  being  sent  to  prison") 
  3.  (1)  pity,  shame  --  (an  unfortunate  development;  "it's  a  pity  he  couldn't  do  it") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  shame 
 
  The  verb  shame  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dishonor,  disgrace,  dishonour,  attaint,  shame  --  (bring  dishonor  upon) 
  2.  shame  --  (compel  through  a  sense  of  shame;  "She  shamed  him  into  making  amends") 
  3.  shame  --  (cause  to  be  ashamed) 
  4.  shame  --  (surpass  or  beat  by  a  wide  margin) 



shame definition