shame
noun
\ ˈshām
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Definition of shame
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety
b
: the susceptibility to such emotion
have you no shame?
2
: a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute : ignominy
the shame of being arrested
3a
: something that brings censure or reproach
also
: something to be regretted : pity
it's a shame you can't go
b
: a cause of feeling shame