adjective
showing a sense of guilt
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- a guilty look
- the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
adjective
suffering shame
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noun
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
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noun
a state of dishonor
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- one mistake brought shame to all his family
- suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison
noun
an unfortunate development
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- it's a pity he couldn't do it
verb
bring shame or dishonor upon
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- he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime
verb
compel through a sense of shame
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- She shamed him into making amends
verb
cause to be ashamed
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verb
surpass or beat by a wide margin
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verb
make a pretence of
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- She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
- he feigned sleep
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
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- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache