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shamed

 
Adjective shamed has 2 senses
  1. guilty, hangdog, shamefaced, shamed - showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
    Antonym: unashamed (indirect, via ashamed)
  2. discredited, disgraced, dishonored, shamed - suffering shame
    Antonym: unashamed (indirect, via ashamed)
Verb shame has 4 senses
  1. dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
    Derived forms: noun shame2, noun shame1
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to shame Sue
  2. shame - compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"
    --2 is one way to
    compel, oblige, obligate
    Derived forms: noun shame2, noun shame1
    Sample sentences:
    They shame him to write the letter
    The performance is likely to shame Sue
  3. shame - cause to be ashamed
    --3 is one way to
    arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
    Derived form: noun shame1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  4. shame - surpass or beat by a wide margin
    --4 is one way to
    surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
    Sample sentence:
    Sam cannot shame Sue
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