shame (/ʃeɪm/)
noun · Intermediate · Emotions & Feelings
🔊 /ʃeɪm/
Meaning
Meaning: painful self-disgrace
A painful feeling of having lost honour or done something embarrassing.
Examples
🗣 Burning with shame, she apologised quietly for the careless remark she had made earlier.
Etymology
From Old English ‘sceamu’, of Germanic origin.
How & Where It’s Used
Expresses dishonour or embarrassment; also a pity, as in ‘what a shame’.
Tags: emotion, conscience