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shamed

5 definitions • 5 examples
1
past simple and past participle of
2
to make someone feel ashamed, or to make someone or something lose honour and respect:

Examples:

It shames me that I treated her so badly.
The behaviour of a few children has shamed the whole school.
3
to publicly criticize and draw attention to something someone has done, especially on the internet:

Examples:

A girl has shamed her library for saying she couldn't take part in a "boys only" robotics course.
4
to cause someone to do or not to do something by making them feel ashamed:

Examples:

[ + -ing verb ] The city council was shamed into taking action after criticism in the national and local media.
5
to be so much better than something else that the other thing seems of a low standard by comparison:

Examples:

The school's exam results shame those of the other schools in the area.

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