shame /ʃeim/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
• (n.) a state of dishonor
• (v.) compel through a sense of shame

Chinese translation

• n. 羞耻, 羞愧, 耻辱
• vt. 使羞愧, 侮辱

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/ʃeim/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam

Frequency

Zipf 4.55 · Rare

Word forms

shamed, shames, shaming

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shampoo · shameful · sham · shameless · shamble

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