shame
part of speech
noun (shame, uncountable; a shame); verb (shame, shames, shamed, shaming)
meaning for a pupil
1) Shame is the bad, hot feeling you have when you know you did something wrong or silly and others may know. tree →
2) «It's a shame» or «what a shame» means it is sad or a pity. tree →
3) To shame someone is to make them feel bad or embarrassed, often in front of others. tree →
4) «Shame on you» is a way of telling someone they behaved badly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Shame is the disgrace and hurt of being shown to be wrong or defeated. The psalmist prays "put me not to shame," meaning let me not be disappointed or beaten by enemies. Proverbs teaches that pride leads to shame, while humble people have wisdom. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that shaming another person in public is a very serious wrong. In the primary lessons: In stories about feelings, a character feels shame after lying or cheating and wants to hide; owning up often makes shame go away. In everyday talk «It's a shame» just means «that's sad»: «It's a shame it rained». In safety and kindness lessons: we should not shame others, and a child who is hurt or tricked has nothing to be ashamed of.
examples
- And Judah said: 'Let her take it, lest we be put to shame; behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.' (Torah GEN.38.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- So he returned with shame of face to his own land. (Writings 2CH.32.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- I cleave unto Thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame. (Writings PSA.119.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom. (Writings PRO.11.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- He felt shame when he saw the vase he had broken. tree →
- It's a shame you can't come to the party. tree →
- What a shame the zoo was closed! tree →
- Shame on you for teasing your little brother! tree →
- She hung her head in shame. tree →
- Making fun of someone to shame them is unkind. tree →
- There is no shame in asking for help. tree →
- His good mark shamed the others into working harder. tree →
- Oh, I shall die of shame and despair!’ tree →
note
Shame is usually uncountable as a feeling («full of shame»), but «a shame» means a pity. The adjective is «ashamed» (I am ashamed), not «shamed». «Shameful» means very bad; «shameless» means without shame. Shame is different from «embarrassment», which can be about small accidents that are not wrong.
In the corpora
- Therefore shall the stronghold of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your confusion.
- Therefore will I also uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and thy shame shall appear.
- Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed in shame?
- and I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
- The daughter of Egypt is put to shame; she is delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shame» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.