as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
the shamed look of someone who knows that he is being given credit he doesn't deserve
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as in humiliated
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 shamed
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 25 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
There were so many more people, especially young people, who were being publicly shamed.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Mace also highlighted a 2022 post from Omar expressing that the First Amendment does not protect people from consequences such as being shamed or shunned for speech.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
News in September 2024, Gay fought back against critics who shamed her for using Ozempic.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
And when placed counter to men in power, we’re shamed; just take the long-overdue imprisonment of Diddy and the public vitriol towards his female victims.
—Essence, 15 Oct. 2025
Kirk’s former chief of staff Mikey McCoy shamed Cohen for the comments in a post on X early Thursday morning.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In Indiana, a number of teachers, university staff members and other government employees are being shamed on social media for comments critical of Kirk's views or making light of his death.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 25 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
There were so many more people, especially young people, who were being publicly shamed.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Mace also highlighted a 2022 post from Omar expressing that the First Amendment does not protect people from consequences such as being shamed or shunned for speech.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
News in September 2024, Gay fought back against critics who shamed her for using Ozempic.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamed
Adjective
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In May 2023, Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Masterson guilty of two counts of rape, per the Los Angeles Times.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Brodie, whowas found guilty of violating American sanctions on Cuba in the early 2000s, was denied pardon by former President Joe Biden in 2023.—
Melanie Hicken,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There was this huge peak between 2000 and about 2018 where there was a decentralized anti-Fascist movement that’s responsible for Richard Spencer going home, for Matthew Heimbach being humiliated.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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LaBella alleges that she was traumatized and humiliated by the experience.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Then sank a flotilla,Then fought a gorilla,And wasn’t ashamed one scintilla!—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The only one who should be ashamed is Robert De Niro.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Palestinian Authority, long discredited in the West Bank, has been absent in Gaza.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Colorado contends its law simply regulates licensed therapists by banning a practice that major medical groups have deemed harmful and discredited.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.—
Franco Panizo,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Shamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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