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shame

n. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

pity, shame

n. an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"

shame, disgrace, ignominy

n. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

shame

v. cause to be ashamed

shame

v. surpass or beat by a wide margin

shame

v. compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame

v. bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"

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mortification

n. (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

attrition, contrition, contriteness

n. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

compunction, remorse, self-reproach

n. a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

guilt, guilty conscience, guilt feelings, guilt trip

n. remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offense

regret, ruefulness

n. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment; "he drank to drown his sorrows"; "he wrote a note expressing his regret"; "to his rue, the error cost him the game"

repentance, penitence, penance

n. remorse for your past conduct

scandal, outrage

n. a disgraceful event

shame, disgrace, ignominy

n. a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"

embarrassment

n. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

abasement, degradation, abjection

n. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken

corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction

n. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"

fall

n. a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"

ruin, ruination

n. an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction; "you have brought ruin on this entire family"

scandal, outrage

n. a disgraceful event

pity, shame

n. an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"

embarrassment

n. some event that causes someone to be embarrassed; "the outcome of the vote was an embarrassment for the liberals"

stigma

n. a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear

n. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

scratch

n. (golf) a handicap of zero strokes; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"

stain, discoloration, discolouration

n. a soiled or discolored appearance; "the wine left a dark stain"

contamination, taint

n. the state of being contaminated

embarrass, abash

v. cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

consternate

v. fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"

take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down

v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

misdirect, misaddress

v. put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter"

humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

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pride, pridefulness

n. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

honor, honour, laurels

n. the state of being honored

honor, honour, reward

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

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