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shame
Found in thesaurus: dishonour, misfortune, compel, oblige, elicit, provoke, raise, fire, exceed, outstrip, outgo, surmount
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shame
v.
embarrass; bring dishonor; humiliate; compel through guilt
n.
embarrassment; disgrace; dishonor
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Shame
Shame is a painful, social emotion that can be seen as resulting "...from comparison of the self's action with the self's standards...". but which may equally stem from comparison of the self's state of being with the ideal social context's standard. Thus, shame may stem from volitional action or simply self-regard; no action by the shamed being is required: simply existing is enough. Both the comparison and standards are enabled by socialization. Though usually considered an emotion, shame may also variously be considered an affect, cognition, state, or condition.
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shame
Noun
1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) conscience
2. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"
(synonym) disgrace, ignominy
(hypernym) dishonor, dishonour
(hyponym) humiliation
3. an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"
(synonym) pity
(hypernym) misfortune, bad luck
Verb
1. bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
(synonym) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint
(hyponym) foul, befoul, defile, maculate
(derivation) disgrace, ignominy
2. compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"
(hypernym) compel, oblige, obligate
(derivation) disgrace, ignominy
3. cause to be ashamed
(hypernym) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
(hyponym) discountenance
4. surpass or beat by a wide margin
(hypernym) surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
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shame
v.
zahanbit
n.
stud; hanba; škoda; smůla
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shame
Czas.
zawstydzać;
Rzecz.
wstyd; szkoda
