shame

[ʃeim] 1. noun

1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skam

2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) skam

3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) skam

4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) skam

2. verb

1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) tvinge

2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) bringe skam over

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- shameful

- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame

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[ʃeim] 1. noun

1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) skam

2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) skam

3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) skam

4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) skam

2. verb

1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) tvinge

2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) bringe skam over

•

- shameful

- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame