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shame

n.

A disgrace
embarrassment, stigma, blot; see disgrace 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.
A condition of disgrace
humiliation, dishonor, degradation; see disgrace 1, scandal.

put to shame

make ashamed, humiliate, embarrass; see shamev.
outdo, do better than, outclass, beat; see defeat 1, 3.

shame Synonyms

shame

v.

humiliate, mortify, dishonor, chasten, abash, put down*; see also disgrace, humble.

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Another word for shame

noun

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
A great disappointment or regrettable fact:
crime, pity. (Slang) bummer. Idiom: a crying shame. See good

verb

To cause to feel embarrassment, dishonor, and often guilt:
reproach. Idioms: put to shame, put to the blush. See respect
To damage in reputation:
discredit, disgrace, dishonor. Idiom: be a reproach to. See respect