foreshame

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A form of forshame — To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

verbforeshame (third-person singular simple present foreshames, present participle foreshaming, simple past and past participle foreshamed)

present singular third person foreshames · participle present foreshaming · participle past foreshamed · past foreshamed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of forshame.

Origin

Meaning unrelated to fore-, but spelling influenced by this prefix.

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APA

foreshame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreshame

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“foreshame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreshame. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreshame,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreshame.

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