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Definition: Sense Of Shame |
Sense Of ShameNoun1. A motivating awareness of ethical responsibility. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Sense Of ShameSynonym: sense of duty (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Disrepute | Argumentum ad verecundiam; sense of shame. |
Humility | Modesty; verecundity, blush, suffusion, confusion; sense of shame,sense of disgrace; humiliation, mortification; let down, set down. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Sense Of Shame |
| English words defined with "sense of shame": shame, shamefaced, sheepish ♦ To throw off. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sense of shame": BLUSH. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Plautus | I regard that man as lost who has lost his sense of shame. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | India | Although evidence is lacking, a higher incidence of abuse appears credible, given other evidence of abusive behavior by police and the likelihood that many rapes go unreported due to a sense of shame and a fear of retribution among victims. (references) |
Women | Swaziland | Rape also is common and regarded by many men as a minor offense, while women are inhibited from reporting such crimes by a sense of shame and helplessness, especially when incest is involved. (references) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Spousal rape and spousal abuse also are illegal in the Federation and the RS. However, domestic violence usually was not reported to the authorities; a sense of shame reportedly prevented some victims of rape from coming forward to complain to authorities. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "sense of shame": have no sense of shame. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "sense of shame"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 詬 (to abuse). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 恥'知る (to have a sense of shame). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ensesay ofay ameshay nu avea ruşine (have no sense of shame). (various references) skamkänsla. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 25 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hsan oi duo gumnoi o te adam kai h gunh autou kai ouk hscunonto |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Erant autem uterque nudi Adam scilicet et uxor eius et non erubescebant |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hi wæron ða buta, Adam ond his wif, nacode ond him ðæs ne sceamode. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Either forsothe was nakid, Adam, that is, and his wijf, and thei shameden noyt. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And they were ether of them naked both Adam and hys wyfe ad were not ashamed: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the man and his wife were without clothing, and they had no sense of shame. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 2, Verse 25 |
| Cebuano | Ug silang duruha mga hubo, si Adam ug ang iyang asawa, ug sila wala mangaulaw. |
| Croatian | A bijahu oboje goli - èovjek i njegova žena - ali ne osjeæahu stida. |
| Danish | Og de var begge nøgne, både Adam og hans Hustru, men de bluedes ikke. |
| Dutch | En zij waren beiden naakt, Adam en zijn vrouw; en zij schaamden zich niet. |
| Finnish | Ja he olivat molemmat, mies ja hänen vaimonsa, alasti eivätkä hävenneet toisiansa. |
| French | L`homme et sa femme étaient tous deux nus, et ils n`en avaient point honte. |
| German | Und sie waren beide nackt, der Mensch und das Weib, und schämten sich nicht. |
| Haitian Creole | Nonm lan ak madanm li te toutouni. Men, yo pa t' wont rete konsa. |
| Hungarian | Valának pedig mindketten mezítelenek, az ember és az õ felesége, és nem szégyenlik vala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Laki-laki dan perempuan itu telanjang, tetapi mereka tidak merasa malu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, maka keduanyapun bertelanjang tubuhnya, baik Adam baik Hawa, maka tiada malu ia. |
| Italian | Ora tutti e due erano nudi, l'uomo e sua moglie, ma non ne provavano vergogna. |
| Maori | A e tu tahanga ana raua tokorua, te tangata me tana wahine, kihai hoki i whakama. |
| Norwegian | Og de var nakne både Adam og hans hustru, men bluedes ikke. |
| Portuguese | E ambos estavam nus, o homem e sua mulher; e não se envergonhavam. |
| Rumanian | Omul wi nevasta lui erau amkndoi goi, wi nu le era ruwine. |
| Spanish | Estaban ambos desnudos, el hombre y su mujer, y no se avergonzaban. |
| Swedish | Och mannen och hans hustru voro båda nakna och blygdes icke för varandra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-f-h-m-n-o-s-s-s" | |
-4 letters: anemoses, enmeshes, safeness, sameness, sneeshes. | |
-5 letters: hansoms, messans, nemeses, seasons, sesames, smashes, snashes. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-e-f-h-m-n-o-s-s-s" | |
+4 letters: fathomlessnesses. | |
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