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Another word for shame

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Noun

  1. Loss of or damage to one's reputation

    See also:

    respect

  2. A great disappointment or regrettable fact

    Idioms:
    See also:

    good

Verb

  1. To cause to feel embarrassment, dishonor, and often guilt

    Idioms:
    See also:

    respect

  2. To damage in reputation

    Idioms:
    See also:

    respect

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Another word for shame

Noun

  1. A disgrace

    See also:

    disgrace

  2. A sense of wrongdoing

    See also:

    guilt

  3. A condition of disgrace

    See also:

    scandal

    disgrace

Verb
  1. See also:

    humble

    disgrace

Idioms:

    put-to-shame

    2. put-to-shame

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    Sentence Examples

    • There's no shame in being poor.

    • The man's face was red with shame this time.

    • It's a shame it didn't work out.

    • The story goes that he died of shame at his failure.

    • I did not mean to bring shame on you papa.

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    Words that mention shame in the Dictionary

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