Mental Process
shame Audio
shame [ sheym ]
Subclass of:
Guilt
Definitions related to shame:
  • A painful emotion resulting from a feeling of inadequacy, embarrassment, or guilt.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An emotional attitude excited by realization of a shortcoming or impropriety.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Failure to live up to self-expectations; often associated with fantasy of how person will be seen by others. See also guilt.
    Sadock's Comprehensive Glossary of Psychiatry and Psychology
    BJ Sadock Titles Press, 2012
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