shame

²shame

verb

shamedsham·ing

Definition of SHAME

transitive verb

1

: to bring shame to : disgrace <shamed the family name>

2

: to put to shame by outdoing

3

: to cause to feel shame

4

: to force by causing to feel guilty <shamed into confessing>

Examples of SHAME

1. He was shamed by his behavior at the party.
2. <shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement>

First Known Use of SHAME

13th century

Related to SHAME

Synonyms: abase, chasten, cheapen, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, foul, humiliate, lower, humble, sink, smirch, take down

Antonyms: aggrandize, canonize, deify, elevate, exalt

Related Words: abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, mortify, nonplus, rattle; belittle, castigate, criticize, cry down, decry, depreciate, detract, diminish, discount, disparage, minimize, put down, ridicule, write off; bad-mouth, defame, defile, libel, malign, slander; affront, insult; censure, condemn, damn, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate

Near Antonyms: acclaim, applaud, boast, celebrate, cheer, cite, commend, compliment, congratulate, decorate, eulogize, extol (also extoll), fete (or fête), hail, honor, laud, praise, salute, tout; acknowledge, recognize; highlight, play up, spotlight; dignify, ennoble, enshrine, ensky, enthrone, glorify, magnify; advance, boost, lift, promote, raise, upgrade, uplift; idealize, romanticize

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