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The answer SHAME has 226 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of shame in various dictionaries:
noun - a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
noun - a state of dishonor
noun - an unfortunate development
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Word of reproach |
| Make meek, in a way |
| It may be dirty |
| Embarrassment |
| Turn red, in a way |
| Humiliate |
| 'Naughty you!' |
| Ignominy |
| ''Tsk!'' |
| Social opprobrium |
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| You streaked the wedding reception! Have you no sense of this 5-letter word? This on you! |
| 5-letter word that's similar to guilt, but results more from violating social expectation |
| "Better to die with honor than to live with..." |
| Have you no this? an embarrassed feeling that took Evelyn "Champagne" King into the top 10 in 1978 |
| Shame description |
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Shame is a painful, social emotion that can be seen as resulting "...from comparison of the self's action with the self's standards...". but which may equally stem from comparison of the self's state of being with the ideal social context's standard. Thus, shame may stem from volitional action or simply self-regard; no action by the shamed being is required: simply existing is enough. Both the comparison and standards are enabled by socialization. Though usually considered an emotion, shame may also variously be considered an affect, cognition, state, or condition. * The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning "to cover"; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame. Nineteenth-century scientist Charles Darwin, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, described shame affect as consisting of blushing, confusion of mind, downward cast eyes, slack posture, and lowered head, and he noted observat |