Definition of shame

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Shame (n.) A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal..

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Vituperrious :: Vituperrious (a.) Worthy of vituperation; shameful; disgraceful.
Ignominious :: Ignominious (a.) Marked with ignominy; in curring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.
Shamed :: Shamed (imp. & p. p.) of Sham.
Shamefast :: Shamefast (a.) Modest; shamefaced.
Scandalously :: Scandalously (adv.) In a manner to give offense; shamefully.
Face :: Face (n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.
Shamefaced :: Shamefaced (n.) Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
Reproach :: Reproach (v.) A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace.
Shamer :: Shamer (n.) One who, or that which, disgraces, or makes ashamed..
Open :: Open (a.) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt..
Shameful :: Shameful (a.) Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful.
Impudence :: Impudence (n.) The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of modesty..
Hangdog :: Hangdog (a.) Low; sneaking; ashamed.
Brazenfaced :: Brazenfaced (a.) Impudent; shameless.
Confusion :: Confusion (n.) The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.
Flush :: Flush (n.) A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow..
Scandalous :: Scandalous (a.) Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice..
Barefacedness :: Barefacedness (n.) The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance; audaciousness.
Sensibility :: Sensibility (n.) The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling; quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite sensibility; -- often used in the plural..
Haze :: Haze (v. t.) To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman..
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