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for shame

for shame
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr sheym]
    • /fɔr ʃeɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr sheym]
    • /fɔr ʃeɪm/

Definitions of for shame words

  • noun for shame the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame. 1
  • noun for shame susceptibility to this feeling: to be without shame. 1
  • noun for shame disgrace; ignominy: His actions brought shame upon his parents. 1
  • noun for shame a fact or circumstance bringing disgrace or regret: The bankruptcy of the business was a shame. It was a shame you couldn't come with us. 1
  • verb with object for shame to cause to feel shame; make ashamed: His cowardice shamed him. 1
  • verb with object for shame to publicly humiliate or shame for being or doing something specified (usually used in combination): kids who've been fat-shamed and bullied; dog-shaming pictures of canines chewing up shoes. 1

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Origin of for shame

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English sc(e)amu; cognate with German Scham, Old Norse skǫmm; (v.) Middle English schamen, shamien to be ashamed, Old English sc(e)amian, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for For shame

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

for shame popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

for shame usage trend in Literature

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