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shame
nouns
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
shame
is a type of (narrower)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
"she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
feeling
a state of dishonor
"one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
disgrace,
ignominy,
shame
an unfortunate development
"it's a pity he couldn't do it"
pity,
shame
verbs
bring shame or dishonor upon
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
attaint,
disgrace,
dishonor,
dishonour,
shame
compel through a sense of shame
"She shamed him into making amends"
shame
is a type of (narrower)
force somebody to do something
"We compel all students to fill out this form"
compel,
obligate,
oblige
cause to be ashamed
shame
is a type of (narrower)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
"arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
arouse,
elicit,
enkindle,
evoke,
fire,
kindle,
provoke,
raise
surpass or beat by a wide margin
shame
is a type of (narrower)
be or do something to a greater degree
"her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
exceed,
outdo,
outgo,
outmatch,
outperform,
outstrip,
surmount,
surpass
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