Synonyms for shame

noun

  1. A disgrace

    embarrassment, stigma, blot; see disgrace 2.

  2. A sense of wrongdoing

    bad conscience, mortification, confusion, humiliation, compunction, regret, chagrin, discomposure, irritation, remorse, stupefaction, embarrassment, abashment, self-reproach, self-reproof, self-disgust, stings of conscience, pangs of remorse; see also guilt.

  3. A condition of disgrace

    humiliation, dishonor, degradation; see disgrace 1, scandal.

put to shame
  1. make ashamed, humiliate, embarrass; see shamev.

  2. outdo, do better than, outclass, beat; see defeat 1, 3.

See shame in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


noun
  1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation:

    bad name, bad odor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, obloquy, odium, opprobrium. See respect
  2. A great disappointment or regrettable fact:

    crime, pity. (Slang) bummer. Idiom: a crying shame. See good
verb
  1. To cause to feel embarrassment, dishonor, and often guilt:

    reproach. Idioms: put to shame, put to the blush. See respect
  2. To damage in reputation:

    discredit, disgrace, dishonor. Idiom: be a reproach to. See respect

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