Entry Word: shame

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing <racked with shame over her actions of the previous week> — see guilt 1
2 a regrettable or blameworthy act <itʼs a shame you wonʼt be able to come to the party> — see crime 2
3 the state of having lost the esteem of others <left the room in shame after his angry outburst> — see disgrace 1