1. (

• dishonor ,
• disgrace ,
• dishonour ,
• attaint ,
• shame

) bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime" ;

2. (

• shame ,

) compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends" ;

3. (

• shame

) cause to be ashamed ;

4. (

• shame

) surpass or beat by a wide margin ;

1. (

• guilty ,
• hangdog ,
• shamefaced ,
• shamed ,

) showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater ;

2. (

• discredited ,
• disgraced ,
• dishonored ,
• shamed ,

) suffering shame ;