/ʃeɪm/
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Translation
The bad feeling you get when you have done something wrong.
Word origin
From Old English scamu, the feeling of disgrace, shared with the old Germanic languages.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- scamu
- English cognates
- ashamed, shameful
Examples
lying .
"Feel shame" is how we talk about this feeling.
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"What a shame" means "that is sad news". It is very common.
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"In shame" tells you why she hid her face.
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