as in humiliating
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 shaming
What’s strange, considering that Knox, her husband Chris Robinson, and public-shaming expert Monica Lewinsky are among the series’ executive producers, is how much more ambiguous the kiss looks in this telling.
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Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
And make no mistake, travel shaming in the age of the internet is fun – at least for those doing the shaming.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Short and Yang made a great team shaming the Peanuts children.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Cardi recalled her own experience with body shaming during pregnancy before turning her thoughts to Tyla’s backlash.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Judy Berman, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
And make no mistake, travel shaming in the age of the internet is fun – at least for those doing the shaming.
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Short and Yang made a great team shaming the Peanuts children.
—Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Cardi recalled her own experience with body shaming during pregnancy before turning her thoughts to Tyla’s backlash.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaming
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This announcement, humiliating the involved member, is harmful.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Further discrediting itself, Thursday’s writeup includes a marketing pitch for the SquareX platform.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Wolfenbarger’s defense attorneys began to focus on discrediting Norma as a witness after prosecutors relied on her testimony to show the jury that her daughter Melissa had allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of her husband before her 1998 disappearance, according to WSB-TV.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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This still was a much stronger performance by the Fins than last week’s embarrassing 33-8 defeat in Indianapolis, but that was a low bar to leap.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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The mother, being a mother, finds fault and has embarrassing politics.—
Nathaniel Moore
September 10,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaming. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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