English-Portuguese translations for shame

• vergonha
  Deviam ter vergonha, assim como deviam ter vergonha os brutais mullahs. Shame on them and shame on the brutal mullahs.
  Digo veementemente: a Comissão devia ter vergonha. I say: shame on the Commission.
  Guantânamo é um lugar de vergonha. Guantánamo is a place of shame.
• envergonhar
  Teremos de nos envergonhar de novo? Are we to be shamed yet again?
  O objectivo não é envergonhar determinados países, apresentando-os como maus exemplos. The aim is not to shame certain countries as bad examples.
  Se necessário, teremos de envergonhar publicamente a nossa Casa. If necessary, we must publicly shame our House into action.

Definition of shame

• Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor or something being exposed that should have been kept private
• Something to regret
• Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision
• The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy
• That which is shameful and private, especially private parts
• A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, often used reduplicated, especially in political debates
• Expressing sympathy
• To cause to feel shame
• To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace
• To drive or compel by shame
• To feel shame, be ashamed
• To mock at; to deride

Examples

• When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame
• The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents
• It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way
• Shame, you poor thing, you must be cold!
• I was shamed by the teachers public disapproval.
• The politician was shamed into resigning.

Related words

• ashame
• ashamed
• shameless
• shameful
• unashamed
• unashamedness
• shames
• shamelessly
• ashamedly