shame
1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt (Freq. 9)
• Hypernyms:
feeling
• Hyponyms:
conscience, self-disgust, self-hatred, embarrassment
2. a state of dishonor (Freq. 5)
- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
• Syn:
disgrace, ignominy
• Derivationally related forms:
ignominious (for: ignominy), disgrace (for: disgrace)
• Hypernyms:
dishonor, dishonour
• Hyponyms:
humiliation, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, reproach
3. an unfortunate development (Freq. 1)
- it's a pity he couldn't do it
• Syn:
pity
• Derivationally related forms:
piteous (for: pity)
• Hypernyms:
misfortune, bad luck
1. bring shame or dishonor upon (Freq. 1)
- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
• Syn:
dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint
• Ant:
honor (for: dishonor)
• Derivationally related forms:
dishonour (for: dishonour), disgrace (for: disgrace), dishonor (for: dishonor)
• Hyponyms:
foul, befoul, defile, maculate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- The performance is likely to shame Sue
2. compel through a sense of shame
- She shamed him into making amends
• Hypernyms:
compel, oblige, obligate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- They shame him to write the letter
- The performance is likely to shame Sue
3. cause to be ashamed
• Hypernyms:
arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke,
fire, raise, provoke
• Hyponyms:
discountenance
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. surpass or beat by a wide margin
• Hypernyms:
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed,
outdo, surmount, outperform
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot shame Sue
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