shame
Cross references: 1. disgrace 1. shame \'sha-m\ n [ME, fr. OE scamu; akin to OHG scama shame] 1a: a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or imp ropriety 1b: the susceptibility to such emotion 2: DISHONOR, DISGRACE 3a: something that brings strong regret, censure, or reproach 3b: a cause of feeling shame 2. shame vt 1: to bring shame to : DISGRACE 2: to put to shame by outdoing 3: to cause to feel shame 4: to force by causing to feel guilty {shamed into confessing}