Definitions For Shame

noun

  • An unfortunate development
  • A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
  • A state of dishonor
  • A feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong
  • Ability to feel guilt, regret, or embarrassment
  • Dishonor or disgrace

verb

  • Surpass or beat by a wide margin
  • Cause to be ashamed
  • Compel through a sense of shame
  • Bring shame or dishonor upon
  • To cause (someone) to feel ashamed
  • To force (someone) to act in a specified way by causing feelings of shame or guilt

Is Shame a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
10

The word Shame is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Shame in a Sentence

  • He felt shame for his lies.
  • How could you be so rude? Have you no shame?
  • Her crimes brought shame upon her family.
  • He was shamed by his behavior at the party.
  • shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement

Synonyms for Shame

Antonyms for Shame

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