Shame

shām, n. the feeling caused by the exposure of that which ought to be concealed, or by a consciousne of guilt: the cause of shame, a person or thing to be ashamed of: disgrace, dishonour: ( B. ) the parts of the body which modesty requires to be concealed.— v.t. to make ashamed: to cause to blush: to cover with reproach: to drive or compel by shame.— adj. Shame′faced (properly Shame′fast , A.S. sceam-fæst ), very modest or bashful.— adv. Shame′facedly .— ns. Shame′faced ne , Shame′fastne , modesty.— adj. Shame′ful , disgraceful.— adv. Shame′fully .— n. Shame′fulne .— adj. Shame′le , immodest: done without shame: audacious.— adv. Shame′le ly .— n. Shame′le ne .— adj. Shame′-proof ( Shak. ), insensible to shame.— ns. Shā′mer , one who, or that which, makes ashamed; Shame′-reel , the first dance after the celebration of marriage, the bride being the best man's partner, the best maid the bridegroom's.— For shame , an interjectional phrase, signifying 'you should be ashamed!'— Put to shame , to cause to feel shame. [A.S. sceamu , scamu , modesty; Ice. skömm , a wound, Ger. scham .]