shame

[ʃeɪm]

Definition:
1. A state of dishonor.
2. An unfortunate development.
3. Bring shame or dishonor upon.
4. Compel through a sense of shame.
5. Cause to be ashamed.

Use 'shame' in a sentence:

1. He seems to want to exhibit his shame.
2. To my shame I refused to listen to her side of the story.
3. She hung her head in shame.
4. He tried to deny it. Shame on him!
5. You freeze in horror and burn with shame.
6. The boys hung their heads in shame.
7. I nearly died of shame.
8. Hurry up! It would be a shame to miss the beginning of the play.
9. She felt a deep sense of shame and repugnance.
10. The student felt that his failure would bring shame on his family, but in fact there is no shame in failing.
11. Shame, she's so cute!
12. What a damn shame!
13. He is void of shame.
14. I have brought shame and dishonour on my family.
15. Are these displays of pride and shame common to all humans?
16. He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.
17. The government will also name and shame the worst performing airlines.
18. His face burned with shame.
19. They feel shame and guilt as though it is their fault.
20. I wouldn't shame my father by trying that.
21. It's a shame that she wasn't here to see it.
22. She flushed crimson with shame.
23. Ay, there's the shame of it--not in Heathennesse, Christian England!
24. It's a shame, but I don't have the time.
25. His hand shook, but it was in exultation rather than in shame.
26. She shamed her father into promising more help.
27. It's a shame about Tim, isn't it?
28. His playing really put me to shame.
29. She bowed her head in shame.
30. Have you no shame?
31. I don't want to bring shame on the family name.
32. She felt that her failure would bring shame on her family.
33. It would be a crying shame not to take them up on the offer.
34. He could not live with the shame of other people knowing the truth.
35. What a shame they couldn't come.
36. Oh dear! What a shame.
37. His generosity shamed them all.
38. Her father and her brothers would die of shame.
39. It would be a shame if you lost it.
40. There is a sense of shame, sometimes carried to extremes.
41. Their presentation put ours to shame.
42. Jenny shuffled her feet and blushed with shame.
43. You've no reason to reproach yourself, no reason to feel shame.
44. It's a crying shame to waste all that food.
45. She felt a deep sense of shame.