shamed

Variant of shame

shame definition

shame (s̸hām)

noun

  1. a painful feeling of having lost the respect of others because of the improper behavior, incompetence, etc. of oneself or of someone that one is close to or associated with
  2. a tendency to have feelings of this kind, or a capacity for such feeling
  3. dishonor or disgrace to bring shame to one's family
  4. a person or thing that brings shame, dishonor, or disgrace
  5. something regrettable, unfortunate, or outrageous it's a shame that he wasn't told

Etymology: ME < OE scamu, akin to Ger scham

transitive verb shamed, shaming sham′·ing

  1. to cause to feel shame; make ashamed
  2. to dishonor or disgrace
  3. to drive, force, or impel by a sense of shame shamed into apologizing
shame Idioms

for shame!

you ought to be ashamed!here is cause for shame!

put to shame

  1. to cause to feel shame
  2. to do much better than; surpass; outdo

shame on

shame should be felt by; this is shameful of

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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