What is another word for shame ?

A painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior

baulk^UK

balk^US

furore^UK

furor^US

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“Ted would never live down the shame of the incident with his zipper.”

Noun

A loss of respect or esteem resulting from a shameful act

shocking incident of events

outrageous wrongdoing

shocking incident

skeleton in closet

dishonourable behaviour

skeleton in the cupboard

skeleton in the closet

discreditable behaviour

shocking series of events

lack of respectability

blot on the escutcheon

blot on your escutcheon

character assassination

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“Your aunt has brought shame upon us by deserting us!”

Noun

A regrettable or unfortunate situation or action

“It's a shame you won't be able to make it to our wedding.”

Noun

A person, action, or situation that brings a loss of respect or honor

blot on the escutcheon

skeleton in the cupboard

“It is a great shame that this stranger amongst us should win so much credit to the disadvantage of all the knights of Cornwall.”

Noun

A feeling of responsibility for some wrongdoing

prickings of conscience

twinges of conscience

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“I felt a pang of shame at telling my mother a lie.”

Noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act

backhanded compliment

left-handed compliment

unfairness

back-handed compliment

no compliment

home truth

uncomplimentary remark

blot on your escutcheon

misdemeanor^US

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Noun

An intense dislike

rancor^US

rancour^UK

chip on your shoulder

disinclination towards

chip on one's shoulder

furor^US

furore^UK

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

difference of opinion

defence^UK

defense^US

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Noun

The expression of disapproval or disappointment

rap over the knuckles

character assassination

backhanded compliment

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

monologue^UK

monolog^US

being put in one's place

judgment^US

judgement^UK

lack of respectability

blot on the escutcheon

skeleton in the cupboard

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Noun

A person's ruin or downfall

source of aggravation

rigor^US

rigour^UK

trials and tribulations

malignancy

blot on the landscape

thorn in someone's side

thorn in someone's flesh

night terror

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Noun

A thing that causes disgust or loathing

misdemeanor^US

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Noun

unpleasant drug experience

Something that causes sadness or distress

rigor^US

rigour^UK

depressing experience

unpleasant experience

misfortunate event

irritation

unfortunate occurrence

trials and tribulations

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Noun

backwardness in coming forward

The state of being diffident, timid or shy

lack of self-confidence

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

apprehension about rivals

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

unwillingness to open up

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

fear of carrying out an activity

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Noun

Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain

butterflies in the stomach

rigor^US

rigour^UK

labour^UK

labor^US

dispossession

needles

dark night of the soul

clamour^UK

baulk^UK

balk^US

unpleasant experience

clamor^US

vapours^UK

vapors^US

thorn in someone's flesh

pain in the neck

thorn in someone's side

endogenous depression

butterflies in one's stomach

blot on the landscape

furor^US

furore^UK

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Noun

backwardness in coming forward

A sudden sensation of misgiving

scepticism^UK

skepticism^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

apprehension about rivals

butterflies in one's stomach

butterflies in the stomach

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Noun

A person's moral sense of right and wrong, viewed as acting as a guide to one's behaviour

Verb

To cause to feel shame

make someone feel ashamed

shoot down

make uncomfortable

make someone eat crow

put someone in their place

take down a peg

take down a peg or two

make someone eat humble pie

put out of countenance

settle someone's hash

appal^UK

minimize^US

appall^US

demoralize^US

minimise^UK

demoralise^UK

have the last laugh on

take the wind out of someone's sails

get one's comeuppance

force to eat humble pie

cause to be at a stand

make someone scratch their head

set someone back on their heels

put someone off their stroke

put someone off their stride

abandon one's principles

criticize^US

criticise^UK

terrorize^US

terrorise^UK

paralyse^UK

stop someone in their tracks

paralyze^US

knock the stuffing out of

destabilize^US

destabilise^UK

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

pull the rug from under

fill with consternation

snafu

screw up

put the wind up someone

pull the rug out from under

balk^US

baulk^UK

dampen someone's hopes

put off his or her stride

pour cold water on

throw cold water on

burden

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

bulldoze

cause someone to lose their composure

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

scandalize^US

traumatize^US

blind someone with something

take someone's breath away

provoke

jar

anger

antagonize^US

traumatise^UK

scandalise^UK

numb

antagonise^UK

electrify

knock out

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

raise someone's eyebrows

gross out

shake out of your complacency

hit like ton of bricks

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“If you discover any misappropriation, please name and shame the culprits.”

Verb

To bring shame on

blacken the reputation of

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

drag through the mire

drag down

drag through the mud

bring shame on

muddy the reputation of

reflect negatively

damage the reputation of

give a bad name to

blacken the name of

harm the reputation of

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

demoralize^US

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

bastardise^UK

drag someone's name through the mud

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

make someone eat crow

do discredit to

take down a peg or two

put someone in their place

blemish the reputation of

tarnish the reputation of

be a discredit to

dehumanize^US

desensitize^US

dehumanise^UK

bemean

desensitise^UK

detract

become a stain of the escutcheon of

become a blot of the escutcheon of

ruin the reputation of

pooh-pooh

bring into disfavour

blacken someone's name

destroy someone's credibility

damage someone's reputation

blacken the character of

criticize^US

run a smear campaign against

slate

sully someone's reputation

criticise^UK

sully the reputation of

dump on

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

mark wrong

spread tales about

drag name through mud

speak of with disfavour

demonise^UK

demonize^US

conduct a smear campaign against

minimize^US

minimise^UK

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

defame someone's character

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“Harry had not done much of any consequence, either to shame his family or to make them proud.”

Verb

That's a shame

Verb

Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully

treat disrespectfully

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give someone the brush-off

give the cold shoulder

ice out

pass up

take no notice of

give someone the go-by

give someone a slap in the face

put the chill on

not give time of day

keep someone at arm's length

look right through someone

have nothing to do with

give the cold shoulder to

bar

tell someone where to get off

leave out in the cold

hand someone the frozen mitt

look straight through

give somebody the cold shoulder

look straight through someone

sneer at

keep one's distance from

tell someone to get lost

refuse to take part in

keep your distance from

kick someone in the teeth

leave off

give someone the big E

give someone the air

not buy

break with

have nothing more to do with

bin off

give someone the push

swear off

give the elbow

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Verb

To be superior to

be head and shoulders above

minimize^US

minimise^UK

outmaneuver^US

stand head and shoulders above

outwit

shoot ahead of

blow out of the water

leave something standing

put something to shame

put something in the shade

catch somebody napping

call somebody's bluff

steal a march on somebody

put someone in the shade

gain the advantage over

be more than a match for

get one over on

get the upper hand over

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Verb

let the cat out of the bag

To expose or reveal the true nature or character of

emphasise^UK

emphasize^US

put somebody to shame

bring out into the open

let cat out of the bag

spill the beans about

spill your guts about

let the cat out of the bag about

publicize^US

publicise^UK

come out of the closet

make a clean breast of

put before the public

vocalize^US

verbalize^US

familiarize^US

verbalise^UK

familiarise^UK

vocalise^UK

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Verb

Blush, make rosy

color^US

colour^UK

go as red as a beetroot

be suffused with colour

be a picture of health

smolder^US

smoulder^UK

wince with embarrassment

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Verb

To cause to be dirty or soiled

discolour^UK

discolor^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

mix something with something

bastardize^US

bastardise^UK

color^US

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

colour^UK

slip a Mickey Finn into

vandalize^US

treat with disrespect

vandalise^UK

antagonize^US

antagonise^UK

drive a nail into the coffin of

commit sacrilege against

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Interjection