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Definitions for Shames

[1] shammes.
[2] the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
[3] susceptibility to this feeling: to be without shame.
[4] disgrace; ignominy: His actions brought shame upon his parents.
[5] a fact or circumstance bringing disgrace or regret: The bankruptcy of the business was a shame. It was a shame you couldn't come with us.
[6] to cause to feel shame; make ashamed: His cowardice shamed him.
[7] to publicly humiliate or shame for being or doing something specified (usually used in combination): kids who've been fat-shamed and bullied; dog-shaming pictures of canines chewing up shoes.
[8] to drive, force, etc., through shame: He shamed her into going.
[9] to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.
[10] sexton(def 2) .
[11] the candle used to kindle the candles in the Hanukkah menorah.
[12] a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc
[13] capacity to feel such an emotion
[14] ignominy or disgrace
[15] a person or thing that causes this
[16] an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc it's a shame you can't come with us
[17] put to shame to disgrace to surpass totally
[18] Southern African informal an expression of sympathy an expression of pleasure or endearment
[19] to cause to feel shame
[20] to bring shame on; disgrace
[21] (often foll by into) to compel through a sense of shame he shamed her into making an apology
[22] name and shame See name (def. 17)
[23] an official acting as the beadle, sexton, and caretaker of a synagogue
[24] the extra candle used on the Feast of Hanukkah to kindle the lamps or candles of the menorah

Words related to Shames

humiliation, guilt, confusion, irritation, remorse, scandal, stigma, contempt, debase, ridicule, dishonor, discredit, mortify, reproach, humiliate, disrepute, pang, abashment, mortification, obloquy

Words nearby Shames

shame on you, shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, shameless, shames, shamina, shamir, shamisen, shammai, shammer

Origin of Shames

mes1945–50; < Yiddish shames < Hebrew shammāsh server, attendant

Other words from Shames

sham·a·ble , shame·a·ble , adjective
sham·a·bly , shame·a·bly , adverb
half-shamed , adjective
out·shame , verb (used with object), out·shamed, out·sham·ing.
un·sham·a·ble , adjective
un·shame·a·ble , adjective
un·shamed , adjective

Word origin for Shames

mesfrom Hebrew shāmmāsh, from Aramaic shĕmāsh to serve

Synonyms for Shames

confusion, contempt, guilt, humiliation, irritation, remorse, scandal, stigma, abashment, blot, chagrin, compunction, contrition, degradation, derision, discomposure, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, mortification, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, pang, reproach, self-disgust, self-reproach, self-reproof, shamefacedness, smear, stupefaction, treachery, bad conscience, ill repute, loss of face, pudency, skeleton in the cupboard