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shame

nounB1 · Intermediate

Bad feeling for doing something wrong.

Meanings of «shame»

1 · noun

bad feeling for doing something wrong

She felt shame after lying to her friend.

2 · noun

a pity, something regrettable

It's a shame that we missed the concert.

Similar: pitymisfortuneletdown

Translation

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The difference between similar words

a bad feeling about yourself in front of others
shamebad feeling because you did something wrongHe felt shame for lying.
embarrassmentuncomfortable feeling in front of other peopleShe blushed with embarrassment.
humiliationfeeling made to look stupid in publicThe loss was a humiliation for the team.

Word family

shame B1 · nounshameful B1 · adjectiveashamed B1 · adjectiveunashamed C1 · adjectiveshamefully B2 · adverb

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