Meaning

6 senses
  1. (transitive)To cause to feel shame.

    I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval.

    beschämen

    стыди́тьstydítʹ, пристыди́тьpristydítʹ, позо́ритьpozóritʹ

    соро́митиsorómyty

    cause to be ashamed

  2. (transitive)To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.

    стыди́тьstydítʹ, позо́ритьpozóritʹ, посрамля́тьposramljátʹ

    соро́митиsorómyty, посоро́митиposorómyty, осоро́млюватиosorómljuvaty

  3. (transitive)To denounce as having done something shameful; to criticize with the intent or effect of causing a feeling of shame.

    Stop shaming others about their food choices.

    пристыжа́тьpristyžátʹ, пристыди́тьpristydítʹ

    присоро́млюватиprysorómljuvaty, присоро́митиprysorómyty

  4. (transitive)To drive or compel by shame.

    The politician was shamed into resigning.

    compel through a sense of shame

  5. (intransitive, obsolete)To feel shame, be ashamed.

    bring shame or dishonor upon

  6. (obsolete, transitive)To mock at; to deride.

Examples

377 sentences
  1. It's a shame that you're not coming.

    Шкода, що ти не прийдеш.

    ruЖаль, что вы не придёте.

    deEs ist schade, dass Sie nicht kommen.

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  2. That's a shame.

    Шкода.

    ruЖаль.

    deDas ist eine Schande.

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  3. What a shame!

    Як шкода!

    ruКакая жалость!

    deWie schade!

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  4. It's a shame.

    Шкода.

    deEs ist schade.

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  5. Shame on you.

    Ганьба!

    ruСтыдись!

    deSchäme dich!

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
to cause to feel shame:
to cover with reproach or ignominy — see also disgrace, dishonour:
to denounce as having done something shameful:
Русский
By meaning 3
to cause to feel shame:
to cover with reproach or ignominy — see also disgrace, dishonour:
to denounce as having done something shameful:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to cause to feel shame:

Origin

From Middle English schamen, from Old English sċamian, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, f

From Middle English schamen, from Old English sċamian, from Proto-West Germanic *skamēn, from Proto-Germanic *skamāną.

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Forms

shames, shaming, shamed, shamed
Base formshame · to shame
3rd person singularshames
Present participleshaming
Past simpleshamed
Past participleshamed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshame
he, she, itshames

Past simpleLesson

all personsshamed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shamed
he, she, ithas shamed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shame

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
to cause to feel shame:honorB2dignifyB2

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • be a shame
  • a shame that
  • a shame to

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shame — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto