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Dishonor vs. Shame — What's the Difference?

Dishonor vs. Shame — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Dishonor and Shame

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Dishonor

Loss of honor, respect, or reputation.

Shame

Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion typically associated with a negative evaluation of the self; withdrawal motivations; and feelings of distress, exposure, mistrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness.

Dishonor

The condition of having lost honor or good repute.

Shame

A painful emotion caused by the belief that one is, or is perceived by others to be, inferior or unworthy of affection or respect because of one's actions, thoughts, circumstances, or experiences
Felt shame for having dropped out of school.

Dishonor

A cause of loss of honor
Was a dishonor to the club.
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Shame

Respect for propriety or morality
Have you no shame?.

Dishonor

Failure to pay or refusal to accept a note, a bill, or another commercial obligation.

Shame

A condition of disgrace or dishonor; ignominy
An act that brought shame on the whole family.

Dishonor

To bring shame or disgrace upon.

Shame

A regrettable or unfortunate situation
"It was a shame how the place had fallen apart, with tall scorched grass and sagging gutters" (Tom Drury).

Dishonor

To treat in a disrespectful or demeaning manner.

Shame

One that brings dishonor, disgrace, or condemnation
"I would ... Forget the shames that you have stained me with" (Shakespeare).

Dishonor

To fail or refuse to accept or pay (a note, bill, or check, for example).

Shame

To cause to feel shame
"expletives that would have shamed a stevedore" (Jeffrey Tayler).

Dishonor

Standard spelling of dishonour

Shame

To cause to feel ashamed to the point of doing something
I was shamed into making an apology.

Dishonor

Standard spelling of dishonour

Shame

To bring dishonor or disgrace on
Behavior that shamed him in the eyes of the community.

Dishonor

Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor.
His honor rooted in dishonor stood.

Shame

To disgrace by surpassing
Wanted revenge because a rival had shamed him in the previous race.

Dishonor

The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper by the party on whom it is drawn.

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.
When I realized that I had hurt my friend, I felt deep shame.
The teenager couldn’t bear the shame of introducing his parents.

Dishonor

To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to maintain his honor.
Nothing . . . that may dishonorOur law, or stain my vow of Nazarite.

Shame

Something to regret.
It was a shame not to see the show after driving all that way.

Dishonor

To violate the chastity of; to debauch.

Shame

Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

Dishonor

To refuse or decline to accept or pay; - said of a bill, check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to dishonor a bill exchange.

Shame

The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy.

Dishonor

A state of shame or disgrace;
He was resigned to a life of dishonor

Shame

That which is shameful and private, especially private parts.

Dishonor

Lacking honor or integrity

Shame

The capacity to be ashamed, inhibiting one from brazen behaviour; due regard for one's own moral conduct and how one is perceived by others; restraint, moderation, decency.
Don't you have any shame?

Dishonor

Bring shame or dishonor upon;
He dishonored his family by committing a serious crime

Shame

A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates.

Dishonor

Force (someone) to have sex against their will;
The woman was raped on her way home at night

Shame

(South Africa) Expressing sympathy.
Shame, you poor thing, you must be cold!

Dishonor

Refuse to accept;
Dishonor checks and drafts

Shame

(transitive) To cause to feel shame.
I was shamed by the teacher's public disapproval.

Shame

(transitive) To cover with reproach or ignominy; to denounce as having done something shameful; to dishonor; to disgrace.

Shame

(transitive) To drive or compel by shame.
The politician was shamed into resigning.

Shame

To feel shame, be ashamed.

Shame

To mock at; to deride.

Shame

A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of having done something which injures reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or modesty prompts us to conceal.
HIde, for shame,Romans, your grandsires' images,That blush at their degenerate progeny.
Have you no modesty, no maiden shame?

Shame

Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy; derision; contempt.
Ye have borne the shame of the heathen.
Honor and shame from no condition rise.
And every woe a tear can claimExcept an erring sister's shame.

Shame

The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach, and degrades a person in the estimation of others; disgrace.
O C sar, what a wounding shame is this!
Guides who are the shame of religion.

Shame

The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts.

Shame

To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to reputation; to put to shame.
Were there but one righteous in the world, he would . . . shame the world, and not the world him.

Shame

To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
And with foul cowardice his carcass shame.

Shame

To mock at; to deride.
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor.

Shame

To be ashamed; to feel shame.
I do shameTo think of what a noble strain you are.

Shame

A painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

Shame

A state of dishonor;
One mistake brought shame to all his family
Suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison

Shame

An unfortunate development;
It's a pity he couldn't do it

Shame

Bring shame or dishonor upon;
He dishonored his family by committing a serious crime

Shame

Compel through a sense of shame;
She shamed him into making amends

Shame

Cause to be ashamed

Shame

Surpass or beat by a wide margin

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