Main Entry: ¹shame

Pronunciation: \ˈshām\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b : the susceptibility to such emotion <have you no shame?>
2 : a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute : ignominy <the shame of being arrested>
3 a : something that brings censure or reproach; also : something to be regretted : pity <it's a shame you can't go> b : a cause of feeling shame