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shame

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  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}