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(n)
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
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Shame or disgrace.
Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation.
(uncountable) A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
American standard spelling of dishonour.
A wound on the leg of a horse caused by a blow.
(adj)
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
Causing embarrassment; leading to a feeling of uncomfortable shame or self-consciousness.
deprived of dignity or self-respect
(v)
(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.
an affront to one's dignity or pride
(transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
An act of humiliation.
(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.
Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
(uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
(uncountable) Disgrace or bad reputation arising from exceedingly shameful behaviour; ignominy.
Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
An act of throwing.
Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful.
Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
(uncountable) The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts.
An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
Able to be regretted, especially deserving of regret.
Very bad.
The act by which something is discredited.
Very unpleasant; disagreeable.
(uncountable) The state of being discredited or disbelieved.
(uncountable) Bad luck.
The state of being infamous.
A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
slanderous or malicious defamation; character assassination
Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
Marked or accompanied by or resulting in misfortune.
Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.
(figurative) A negative and often unfair attitude (held by a group or society, to something).
The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
(theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.
Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”). [The letter ص in the Arabic script.]
Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.
(uncountable) Lewdness, indecency, or offensive behaviour or material.
The process or act of stigmatizing.
Responsibility for wrongdoing.
Damage to the body of a living thing.
Responsibility for something meriting censure.
(colloquial) A silly person.
The action of mocking; ridicule, derision.
The act of defiling.
A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.
A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
(of a person) Regretful or apologetic for one's actions.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being without clothing on the body; specifically, the quality of being without clothing on the genitals.
Bare, not covered by clothing.
(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
A punishment for violating rules of procedure.
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
(uncountable) Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
The quality of being decent; propriety.
(colloquial) A disappointment, a pity, a shame.
(countable, uncountable) Value.
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
Of or relating to psychoanalysis.
(clothing) An item of clothing, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
An animal, especially a large or dangerous land vertebrate.
The act of cutting of the hair, often done professionally by a barber, hair stylist, or beautician.
(colloquial) A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.
(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
(strictly) An adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved.
A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.
The state of being contrite; sincere penitence or remorse.
The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame.
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
Blame or condemnation directed at the self, as by the conscience.
The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
Disgust with oneself.
The degree of one's blameworthiness in the commission of a crime or offence.
Misspelling of embarrassment. [A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.]
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.