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Definitions for Shaming

[1] the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
[2] susceptibility to this feeling: to be without shame.
[3] disgrace; ignominy: His actions brought shame upon his parents.
[4] 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.
[5] to cause to feel shame; make ashamed: His cowardice shamed him.
[6] 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.
[7] to drive, force, etc., through shame: He shamed her into going.
[8] to cover with ignominy or reproach; disgrace.
[9] for shame! you should feel ashamed!: What a thing to say to your mother! For shame!
[10] put to shame , to cause to suffer shame or disgrace. to outdo; surpass: She played so well she put all the other tennis players to shame.
[11] a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of having done something dishonourable, unworthy, degrading, etc
[12] capacity to feel such an emotion
[13] ignominy or disgrace
[14] a person or thing that causes this
[15] an occasion for regret, disappointment, etc it's a shame you can't come with us
[16] put to shame to disgrace to surpass totally
[17] Southern African informal an expression of sympathy an expression of pleasure or endearment
[18] to cause to feel shame
[19] to bring shame on; disgrace
[20] (often foll by into) to compel through a sense of shame he shamed her into making an apology
[21] name and shame See name (def. 17)

Words related to Shaming

shamedebase, ridicule, dishonor, discredit, mortify, reproach, humiliate, defile, blot, smear, humble, disconcert, confound, abash, degrade, stain

Words nearby Shaming

shameshamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shame on you, shamefaced, shamefast, shameful, shameless

Origin of Shaming

ebefore 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sc(e)amu; cognate with German Scham, Old Norse skǫmm; (v.) Middle English schamen, shamien to be ashamed, Old English sc(e)amian, derivative of the noun

Other words from Shaming

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 Shaming

eOld English scamu; related to Old Norse skömm, Old High German skama

Synonyms for Shaming

debase, discredit, dishonor, humiliate, mortify, reproach, ridicule, abash, blot, confound, defile, degrade, disconcert, humble, smear, stain, cut down to size, give a black eye, shoot down, take down, take down a peg