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shaming

shaming

4.1
Causing someone to feel ashamed or embarrassed in front of other people
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃeɪmɪŋ/
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  • And it's so embarrassing and it's so shaming that I'm this lesbian big star icon gay something.

Whatever your your choice is to ask you why you didn't leave is shaming and doesn't use the traumatic framework.

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Examples

  • The public shaming of individuals for their mistakes can lead to lasting emotional damage.

  • Some people advocate against shaming others, believing it only creates more division and hurt.

  • And she just said, you know, it was the most fundamentally shaming place ever.

  • So I love those guys behind me and I do think I'm sick of the less shaming of guys like that over their natural male qualities.

  • There's so much good normalizing, non stigmatizing, non shaming content out there at the moment by experts and researchers.

  • She felt a mix of anger and shame after the online shaming of her private choices.

Synonyms

embarrassing
vsshaming
496 2.4

Making someone feel awkward or ashamed

often causes stronger public distress or more severe feeling
shameful
vsshaming
89 4.7

Causing shame because it is morally wrong

causes public exposure that makes people feel bad rather than moral judgement
humiliating
vsshaming
  • Offensive
80 4.5

Making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed in front of other people

often makes people feel bad publicly instead of only pointing out faults
demeaning
vsshaming
33 4.8

Making someone feel small and unimportant

causes public exposure rather than just lowering status
degrading
vsshaming
21 5.5

Causing someone to feel ashamed and less respected

focuses on causing public discomfort rather than attacking dignity
mortifying
vsshaming
7 7.0

Making someone feel very embarrassed or ashamed

causes public discomfort but usually with less intensity

Antonyms

73 1.9

Giving someone support or hope so they feel more confident

1 4.1

A rise of land, water, or air to a higher level

How Shaming

degrading
21 5.5
humiliating
  • Offensive
80 4.5
shaming
4.1
embarrassing
496 2.4

Surface Forms

shaming positive

Morphology

shaming = shame (transparent) = shame + ing

A participial adjective formed directly from the verb 'shame' with predictable meaning 'causing shame' for learners.

Etymology

Shaming comes from the old English word shame, which means 'a painful feeling of embarrassment or guilt'. So when something is 'shaming' it causes that painful feeling, often by making someone feel bad in front of others.