forshame

F4O1R1S1H4A1M3E1

verb

To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.

OriginMiddle English forshamen ← Old English forscamian →
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Meanings

verbforshame (third-person singular simple present forshames, present participle forshaming, simple past and past participle forshamed)

present singular third person forshames · participle present forshaming · participle past forshamed · past forshamed · alternative foreshame

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo shame; bring reproach on.
  3. Northern EnglandUKdialectaltransitiveTo dare; presume; have the face to.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforscamian“to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest”
  2. Middle Englishforshamen
  3. Englishforshame

From Middle English forshamen, from Old English forscamian (“to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest”); equivalent to for- + shame.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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