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as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
racked with shame over her actions of the previous week
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as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
left the room in shame after his angry outburst
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as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement
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Recent Examples of shame
Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
What lingers as the end credits roll is Daniel Day-Lewis’ noble face — full of sorrow, resentment, guilt and shame, emotions that Ray spends much of the early action masking in hardened indifference.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Abdi Nazemian, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Statues of confederate generals came tumbling down, and people were publicly shamed on Twitter and fired by their employers over remarks deemed racially insensitive.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Noun
There’s typically no shame in losing to the Chiefs, but a month into the season, Baltimore doesn’t look right.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
What lingers as the end credits roll is Daniel Day-Lewis’ noble face — full of sorrow, resentment, guilt and shame, emotions that Ray spends much of the early action masking in hardened indifference.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
The forces of power want to shame us into hiding.
—Abdi Nazemian, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Statues of confederate generals came tumbling down, and people were publicly shamed on Twitter and fired by their employers over remarks deemed racially insensitive.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shame
Noun
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Before Hellerstein imposed the sentence, Javice stood to express remorse and to apologize.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere in the doc, Walt Weiss, a former detective for the Murphy Police Department who participated in the Conradt sting, shares his remorse over the situation.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Weeping savors a virtue — compassion, tenderness, pity, love.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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Tomi doesn’t want anybody’s pity and doesn’t see his life as a failure.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When Gray tried to do this in the 1970s, accountability still held force, and Gray left office in disgrace.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Yes, this could be her situationship with disgrace-to-my-first-name Zack Bia.—
Zach Schiffman,
Vulture,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lord Lovat is utterly humiliated and this turns out to be a major problem for Brian.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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What lingers as the end credits roll is Daniel Day-Lewis’ noble face — full of sorrow, resentment, guilt and shame, emotions that Ray spends much of the early action masking in hardened indifference.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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The judge commented that the decision was not a ruling on his innocence or guilt, but the technical error in bringing the case.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There would be accusations of race manipulation, an online mob discrediting Wallace’s win as undeserved, and an angry Joe Gibbs Racing organization, which would now realize Hamlin puts another team’s interests ahead of their own.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Over time, as research increasingly pointed to genetics as a major factor in autism, the theory was discredited.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But in the small areas of freedom McAvoy allows himself outside the main thrust of the familiar rags-to-riches-to-regret arc there are sharp little digressions and darker shadowy corners that suggest there’s more to the film, and to McAvoy as a filmmaker, than initially meets the eye.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
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Coming after his success as a co-writer on partner Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar hit Barbie (2023), Jay Kelly appears to signal a new chapter for the Baumbach, one less defined by fracture and regret than by celebration.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The minor student created memes and posted them on the Instagram account to embarrass and make fun of the students.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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That behavior is embarrassing anywhere, and goes against all of golf etiquette.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shame. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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