Meaning

6 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

    When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.

    The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.

    Scham, Schande

    стыдstyd, срамsram, позо́рpozór

    со́ромsórom, ганьба́hanʹbá, стидstyd

  2. (uncountable, usually)Something to regret.

    It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.

    Schande

    доса́даdosáda, жальžalʹ

  3. (uncountable, usually)Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

  4. (uncountable, usually)The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.

  5. (uncountable, usually)That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.

    срамsram

  6. (uncountable, usually)The capacity to be ashamed, inhibiting one from brazen behaviour; due regard for one's own moral conduct and how one is perceived by others; restraint, moderation, decency.

    Don't you have any shame?

More definitions
  • a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
  • a state of dishonor
  • an unfortunate development

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

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
uncomfortable or painful feeling:
Русский
By meaning 2
uncomfortable or painful feeling:
something to regret:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
uncomfortable or painful feeling:

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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