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shame

გამოთქმა: /ʃeɪm/

Universal
  • used to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing:look at the foals—shame, aren’t they sweet?

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Universal
  • 1a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour:she was hot with shame he felt a pang of shame at telling Alice a lie
  • a loss of respect or esteem; dishonour:the incident had brought shame on his family
  • [count noun] a person, action, or situation that brings a loss of respect or honour:ignorance of Latin would be a disgrace and a shame to any public man
  • 2 [in singular] a regrettable or unfortunate situation or action:what a shame Ellie won’t be here it is a shame that they are not better known

ზმნა

Universal
  • make (someone) feel ashamed:I tried to shame him into giving some away legal action must be taken and companies named and shamed
  • bring shame to:the entire debacle has shamed Scotland
  • cause (someone) to feel inadequate by outdoing or surpassing them:she shames me with her eighty-year-old energy

put someone to shame

make someone feel inadequate by greatly outdoing or surpassing them:she puts me to shame, she’s so capable

shame on you

used to reprove someone for something of which they should be ashamed:shame on you for hitting a woman

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