Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Australian)Embarrassed and shy, particularly because one is the subject of attention.

  2. (Australian)Causing embarrassment or shyness.

Examples

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

    Шкода, що ти не прийдеш. — deniko

    ruЖаль, что вы не придёте. — marafon

    deEs ist schade, dass Sie nicht kommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. That's a shame.

    Шкода. — aandrusiak

    ruЖаль. — JeNNeR

    deDas ist eine Schande. — Adelpa

  3. What a shame!

    Як шкода! — deniko

    ruКакая жалость! — Fuzzyakin

    deWie schade! — Manfredo

  4. It's a shame.

    Шкода. — aandrusiak

    deEs ist schade. — raggione

  5. Shame on you.

    Ганьба! — shanghainese

    ruСтыдись! — shanghainese

    deSchäme dich! — Esperantostern

Origin

From Middle English schame, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from

From Middle English schame, from Old English sċamu, from Proto-West Germanic *skamu, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.

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Forms

more shame, most shame
Comparativemore shame Lesson
Superlativemost shame Lesson

regular

Collocations

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

See also

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