Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shame .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective suffering shame
- adjective showing a sense of guilt
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Examples
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I think 95% of the population hangs its head in shamed ambarrassment at the way a small hardcore of British tourists behave abroad.
Archive 2009-08-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009
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I think 95% of the population hangs its head in shamed ambarrassment at the way a small hardcore of British tourists behave abroad.
Flaming Sambuca anyone ? Norfolk Blogger 2009
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No. We leave our childhoods behind by starting our periods in shamed silence or losing our virginity in the backseat of a boyfriend's car.
Maid in Mexico - an excerpt from the book: Agave Marias 2006
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No. We leave our childhoods behind by starting our periods in shamed silence or losing our virginity in the backseat of a boyfriend's car.
Maid in Mexico - an excerpt from the book: Agave Marias 2006
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The Director of the Red Cross was forced to resign in shamed because they (Red Cross) scimmed several millions from donations to the victims to replace their communication system.
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And I agree that being shamed is not the same as being ashamed, so I’m glad you have the strength to keep writing your stories.
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He resigns in order to avoid being shamed, which is the proper way to respond.
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Mrs. Lawrence, who had been suffering from the cruel malady known as a shamed and broken heart, sat by her husband, speaking words of cheer and tenderness.
Betty at Fort Blizzard Molly Elliot Seawell 1888
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From a sitting posture he sprang to his feet at one bound, darted through the doorway of the hut, cleared the low parapet like a deer, and went down the zigzag path in a succession of leaps that might have shamed a kangaroo.
The Prairie Chief 1859
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In the grand pantheon of "shamed" celebrities, Gibson stands at least as tall as Tyson, and his involvement would certainly be something of a coup for director Todd Phillips and his creative team: how else, after all, do you top Tyson and his tiger?
Will Hangover 2 cameo give Mel Gibson more headaches? Ben Child 2010
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