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as in remorse
a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
racked with shame over her actions of the previous week
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as in disgrace
the state of having lost the esteem of others
left the room in shame after his angry outburst
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as in to humiliate
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement
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Recent Examples of shame
Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The past has a way of forcing its way into the present through memory, guilt, shame, anger and, in many cases, emotional breakdowns.
—Jerry Colonna, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Noun
Nguyen and Balteaux said the concept was born from their own experiences of shame from their sexuality, growing up in the ’80s during the peak of the AIDS crisis.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
The past has a way of forcing its way into the present through memory, guilt, shame, anger and, in many cases, emotional breakdowns.
—Jerry Colonna, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Verb
But in this case, a student posted at least two videos that were widely perceived as sort of shaming women for the way their bodies work.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 9 May 2026
One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shame
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shame
Noun
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Our results suggest that a growing number of them – especially moderates, African Americans and young people – are experiencing voter’s remorse.—
Tatishe Nteta,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Testasecca testified during Wilson's trial When Wilson made it to trial, his dad took the stand in June 2024 and testified that his son showed no remorse after confessing to the murders over the phone, per Court TV.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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In the case, prosecutors accused Murdaugh of carrying out the killings to earn pity and distract from financial crimes that threatened to derail his public reputation.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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Even the pictures that are particularly charged in this context rebuke our pity, reminding us that generations of kin come and go in most other households, too.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Generally regarded as being in the moderate wing of the left-leaning party, Streeting was friendly with Peter Mandelson, the once-influential Labour figure now in disgrace over his friendship with Epstein.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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Their head coach for qualifying, Steve McClaren, resigned immediately in disgrace, and Speid—a certified accountant who’s coached in Jamaica’s domestic league for more than a decade—took over.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
Verb
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In another case, a witness described discovering the body of a man whose genitals had been severed, lying beside the body of a woman holding them, in what the report described as an apparent effort to degrade and humiliate the victims.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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Those who don’t get the job leave diminished, sometimes humiliated, and the institution absorbs the damage quietly for years.—
Paul Hardart,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Mayhew told me that he was still haunted by guilt.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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By Roger Cohen The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades.—
Chris Pomorski Roger Cohen Reginald Dwayne Betts David Marchese David Wallace-Wells Parul Sehgal Nitsuh Abebe Kim Hew-Low Kwame Anthony Appiah John Hodgman,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Do these circumstances discredit the Braves’ wins?—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
15 May 2026
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What was unusual was the weaponization of the lack of forensic evidence to discredit the allegations.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Asked about his choice to abandon journalism for banking, Calian expressed few regrets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Business leaders who learn to see the market through a solution provider’s eyes tend to ask sharper questions, filter out noise faster and avoid the costly regret of a misguided purchase.—
Eilon Reshef,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
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You’re locked in a cage with another human, that wants to beat the s*** out of you, embarrass you in front of millions of people.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The Sixers were embarrassed by the Knicks 144-114 in Game 4 in front of a New York-heavy crowd in South Philadelphia.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Shame.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shame. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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