shame — a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
Pronunciation (IPA): /ʃeɪm/
Korean meaning: 잘못되거나 어리석은 행동으로 인한 수치심, 부끄러움
Korean pronunciation: 셰임
Example Sentences
- What a shame that the pizza fell on the floor right before the party!
- She tried to shame her brother into cleaning his messy room.
- It's a shame that my favorite ice cream flavor is always sold out.
shame
NOUN//ʃeɪm//
a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior
Transform shame and blame into a healing flame
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
고대 영어 'scamu'에서 유래되어, 게르만어족의 공통 어근에서 나왔습니다. 원시 인도유럽어 '*(s)kem-'는 '덮다, 가리다'라는 의미로, 부끄러워서 얼굴을 가리고 싶은 마음을 나타냅니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“What a shame that the pizza fell on the floor right before the party!”
“She tried to shame her brother into cleaning his messy room.”
“It's a shame that my favorite ice cream flavor is always sold out.”
“The student felt no shame about cheating on the test.”
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