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| ashamed |
When you are ashamed, you feel bad about something you did or said. You might have a feeling that you want to go away and hide from other people. [3 definitions] |
| black sheep |
Someone who is very different from the rest of their family or group is sometimes called "the black sheep." Sometimes the other members of the family or group are ashamed of this person because they do bad things or they are not as successful as they are. Sometimes a person is called a "black sheep" just because they think very differently from the rest of the group and want to have a different kind of life. In a real group of animal sheep, most of the sheep have a light color. Only a few sheep in the group might have a dark color. |
| discomfort |
If you feel discomfort, you feel something close to pain or distress. You don't feel good in some way. Something hurts a bit or feels wrong. If you feel emotional discomfort, you might feel anxious, worried, ashamed, or embarrassed. |
| disgrace |
If a person or thing is a disgrace, they make people feel shame. Sometimes when people call a person a disgrace, they mean that that person should feel ashamed. They should feel bad about whatever they have done and should not show their face to other people. [1/3 definitions] |
| embarrassment |
the condition of being made uncomfortable or ashamed. [1/2 definitions] |
| honorable |
If something is honorable, it deserves respect. It is decent and proper. If a person has an honorable way of life, their way of life is nothing to be ashamed of. [1/2 definitions] |
| humiliate |
to cause to lose pride or feel ashamed; embarrass. |
| nerve |
Sometimes having nerve means having courage to do something that other people would feel ashamed to do. [1/3 definitions] |
| put to shame |
to cause to feel ashamed. [1/2 definitions] |
| shame |
to make someone feel ashamed. [1/8 definitions] |
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