bring shame on family

  • 1shame — [shām] n. [ME < OE scamu, akin to Ger scham] 1. a painful feeling of having lost the respect of others because of the improper behavior, incompetence, etc. of oneself or of someone that one is close to or associated with 2. a tendency to have… …

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  • 2shame — 01. It s really a [shame] that Ken and Barbie didn t get married; they seemed so well suited to one another. 02. The little boy felt really [ashamed] of himself when his mother caught him stealing change out of her purse. 03. Many people feel… …

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  • 3shame — 1 noun 1 (U) the uncomfortable feeling of being guilty and embarrassed that you have when you have done something wrong: a deep sense of shame | to your shame (=making you feel ashamed): She realized to her shame that she had forgotten Nina s… …

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  • 4shame — [[t]ʃe͟ɪm[/t]] ♦♦♦ shames, shaming, shamed 1) N UNCOUNT Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has. She felt a deep sense of shame... They feel shame and… …

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  • 5shame — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scamu; akin to Old High German scama shame Date: before 12th century 1. a. a painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt, shortcoming, or impropriety b. the susceptibility to such emotion < …

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  • 6bring something on yourself — ˈbring sth on yourself/sb derived to be responsible for sth unpleasant that happens to you/sb • I have no sympathy you brought it all on yourself. • He has brought shame and disgrace on the whole family. Main entry: ↑bringderived …

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  • 7bring something on somebody — ˈbring sth on yourself/sb derived to be responsible for sth unpleasant that happens to you/sb • I have no sympathy you brought it all on yourself. • He has brought shame and disgrace on the whole family. Main entry: ↑bringderived …

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  • 8shame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling that you have lost the respect of others ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ secret ▪ This is the secret shame I have carried around for decades. ▪ public ▪ …

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  • 9bring on — verb 1. cause to arise (Freq. 6) induce a crisis • Syn: ↑induce • Derivationally related forms: ↑inducive (for: ↑induce), ↑inducement …

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  • 10bring on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bring on : present tense I/you/we/they bring on he/she/it brings on present participle bringing on past tense brought on past participle brought on 1) to be the cause of something bad, especially an illness&#8230; …

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