Meaning shame
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Old English scamu, sceomu "feeling of guilt or disgrace; confusion caused by shame; disgrace, dishonor, insult, loss of esteem or reputation; shameful circumstance, what brings disgrace; modesty; [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Old English scamian "be ashamed, blush, feel shame; cause shame," from the root of shame (n.). Compare Old Saxon scamian, Dutch schamen, Old High German scamen, Danish skamme, Gothic skaman, [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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disgrace and embarrassment.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt dishonor: bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" a state [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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a feeling of unhappiness because you have hurt someone or done something you know is wrong
Source: eenglish.in

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 to be ashamed.
Source: shakespeare-online.com

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 modesty.
Source: shakespeare-online.com

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An unpleasant self-conscious feeling that comes from the sense of being or doing a dishonourable, ridiculous or immodest act. Feeling of shy after doing or taking an attempt of doing something wrong.
Source: psychologydictionary.org

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shame


bushe
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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shande
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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An emotional Attitude excited by realization of a shortcoming or impropriety.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Pathological shame arises when one feels that one is no longer worthy of empathy or love. It shares many of the characteristics of condemned isolation. One feels excluded, unworthy, and beyond empathic possibility and that one cannot bring oneself more fully into relationship.
Source: jbmti.org (offline)

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Lug that takes the pivot pin of a gooseneck.
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An emotional attitude excited by realization of a shortcoming or impropriety.
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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shame, shames, shamed, shaming, ashamed
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n. "shame, disgrace; harm; fear of disgrace; modesty, embarrassment; shameful action or situation," s.v. shame sb. OED. KEY: shame@n#propn shame@n
Source: sites.fas.harvard.edu (offline)

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n 117 schame 7 shame 105 shames 5
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n#propn 1 shame 1
Source: sites.fas.harvard.edu (offline)





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