• noun:   a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
• noun:   a state of dishonor

  Example: "One mistake brought shame to all his family"

• noun:   an unfortunate development
• verb:   compel through a sense of shame

  Example: "She shamed him into making amends"

• verb:   surpass or beat by a wide margin
• verb:   cause to be ashamed
• verb:   bring shame or dishonor upon

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