to shame

Definition von to shame im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: ashame; Something to regret
And what you do to me is a shame. - Evelyn Champagne King, in the song Shame.; That which is shameful and private, especially on the personal body
Cover your shame!.; Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of impropriety, dishonor, or other wrong in the opinion of the person experiencing the feeling. It is caused by awareness of exposure of circumstances of unworthiness or of improper or indecent conduct
The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.; To cause to feel shame
I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval.; To feel shame, be ashamed
Therefore, brothir, I woll that ye wete I shame nat to be with hym nor to do hym all the plesure that I can.; {v} to make ashamed, confound, disgrace; {n} an apprehension or sense of disgrace, cause of shame, ignominy, reproach; surpass or beat by a wide margin; The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace; {f} embarrass; bring dishonor; humiliate; compel through guilt; Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has. She felt a deep sense of shame I was, to my shame, a coward; If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do. His playing really put me to shame; cause to be ashamed; A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal; The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts; If you shame someone into doing something, you force them to do it by making them feel ashamed not to. He would not let neighbours shame him into silence; If something shames you, it causes you to feel shame. Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her; To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace; Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of impropriety, dishonor or other wrong in the opinion of the person experiencing the feeling. It is caused by awareness of exposure of circumstances of unworthiness or of improper or indecent conduct; {i} embarrassment; disgrace; dishonor; surpass or beat by a wide margin cause to be ashamed compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends; bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"; a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; Click here for examples; feelings You can use shame in expressions such as shame on you and shame on him to indicate that someone ought to feel shame for something they have said or done. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"; an unfortunate development; "it's a pity he couldn't do it"; Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt; To be ashamed; to feel shame; For Torres Strait Islanders, shame is 'a mixture of embarrassment and discomfort caused by one's own behaviour or that of someone for whom one is responsible ' [See Shnukal, A (1996)]; would be ashamed; feelings If you say that something is a shame, you are expressing your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had happened differently. It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks; To mock at; to deride; a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; If someone brings shame on you, they make other people lose their respect for you. I don't want to bring shame on the family name = disgrace; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame