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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
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
To this day, locals speak of the shame and fear tied to their origins.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
It was saved only after a protest—led by the charismatic Swiss theologian and priest Hans Küng—became a news story in Europe, shaming Pope Paul into supporting it.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Some say the number is probably higher because victims don’t always report such crimes out of shame.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
To this day, locals speak of the shame and fear tied to their origins.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
For all the shortcomings in this nationwide effort, most Germans today set an example of remorse that shames Turkish nationalist leaders equivocating about the Armenian genocide, or rightist Japanese politicians visiting the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo that honors Class A war criminals.
—Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
It was saved only after a protest—led by the charismatic Swiss theologian and priest Hans Küng—became a news story in Europe, shaming Pope Paul into supporting it.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shame
Noun
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Go hard against the legal system, sure, but show remorse for the injured party.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Mar. 2025
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Pattinson’s performance makes this horrifying lack of remorse legible.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Manipulating people’s real concern and pity was critical to Belle’s game.—
Candice Frederick,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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Her story is heartbreaking in its unresolved nature, but Fern doesn’t want your pity.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s fired in disgrace from his cushy job, all while grappling with his recent divorce.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article A major with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office who took the helm of the Kissimmee Police Department after its chief resigned in disgrace has left to make way for an acting chief: longtime Deputy Chief Wilson Muñoz.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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No, Trump Did Not ‘Bring Back Free Speech’ An August 2024 report by Columbia’s task force on antisemitism found that Jews and Israelis at Columbia were often ostracized and humiliated on campus.—
Solcyré Burga,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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Committee Chairman James Comer will use the hearing to humiliate blue-city mayors and to please the White House and fire up his extremist MAGA base.—
Peter Cunningham,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vietor, worried about guilt by association, turned it down.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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That guilt will weigh on my heart for the rest of my life.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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President Trump on Tuesday escalated his campaign to discredit judges who get in his way, calling on Congress to impeach the judge at the center of a legal fight over the deportation of hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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More often than not these spins have one end goal: to dismiss or discredit someone or something.—
Lucy Dolan-Zalaznick,
Vogue,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bernstein and von Karajan, Danish continues, exemplify this duality, engaging openly with universal human issues like ambition, mortality, regret, and reconciliation. Music, central to both conductors' lives, plays a significant role in Last Call.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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The surface is cool and breezy, while the film’s soul is about regret and a yearning for something more out of life.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Get okay with the idea that in the future, your past work will embarrass you.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Vance memes seem to contain an admission as well: that even some conservatives do not see him as essential to the current MAGA movement. Consider the fact that Democrats have long tried to embarrass Trump with memes and images of him as an infant, a Cheeto, and other forms.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shame. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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