a+sense+of+shame

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• sense of shame — index disgrace, ignominy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• sense of shame — noun a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility • Syn: ↑sense of duty • Hypernyms: ↑conscience, ↑scruples, ↑moral sense, ↑sense of right and wrong …   Useful english dictionary

• shame — [shām] n. [ME < OE scamu, akin to Ger scham] 1. a painful feeling of having lost the respect of others because of the improper behavior, incompetence, etc. of oneself or of someone that one is close to or associated with 2. a tendency to have… …   English World dictionary

• Shame — This article is about psychological, philosophical, and societal aspects of shame. For other uses, see Shame (disambiguation). Eve covers herself and lowers her head in shame in Rodin s sculpture Eve after the Fall …   Wikipedia

• shame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling that you have lost the respect of others ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ secret ▪ This is the secret shame I have carried around for decades. ▪ public ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• shame — 1 noun 1 (U) the uncomfortable feeling of being guilty and embarrassed that you have when you have done something wrong: a deep sense of shame | to your shame (=making you feel ashamed): She realized to her shame that she had forgotten Nina s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• shame — shame1 S2 [ʃeım] n [: Old English; Origin: scamu] 1.) it s a shame/what a shame etc spoken used when you wish a situation was different, and you feel sad or disappointed ▪ She s failed her test again. What a shame! ▪ It s a shame that you have to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shame — [[t]ʃe͟ɪm[/t]] ♦♦♦ shames, shaming, shamed 1) N UNCOUNT Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has. She felt a deep sense of shame... They feel shame and… …   English dictionary

• shame — n. & v. n. 1 a feeling of distress or humiliation caused by consciousness of the guilt or folly of oneself or an associate. 2 a capacity for experiencing this feeling, esp. as imposing a restraint on behaviour (has no sense of shame). 3 a state… …   Useful english dictionary

• sense — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French sen, sens sensation, feeling, mechanism of perception, meaning, from Latin sensus, from sentire to perceive, feel; perhaps akin to Old High German sinnan to go, strive,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shame — 1. noun 1) a sense of shame Syn: guilt, remorse, contrition 2) he brought shame on the family Syn: humiliation, embarrassment, indignity, mortification, disgrace, dishonour, discredit …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary