name and shame

verb

To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.

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Meanings

verbname and shame (third-person singular simple present names and shames, present participle naming and shaming, simple past and past participle named and shamed)

present singular third person names and shames · participle present naming and shaming · participle past named and shamed · past named and shamed

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.

    The England captain Courtney Lawes believes “unacceptable” racist behaviour must be stamped out of rugby and those responsible named and shamed following last week’s shocking revelations by his former teammate Luther Burrell.

    2022 July 1, Gerard Meagher, “England’s Courtney Lawes wants racists in rugby union named and shamed”, in The Guardian

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 點名批評 /点名批评
  • 點名批評 /点名批评 (diǎnmíng pīpíng)publish name
Finnish julkaista nimi
  • julkaista nimipublish name
Hungarian pellengérre állít, kilistáz
  • pellengérre állítpublish name
  • kilistázpublish name
  • listázpublish name
Polish zawstydzać publicznie, zawstydzić publicznie
  • zawstydzać publiczniepublish name
  • zawstydzić publiczniepublish name
Swedish hänga ut
  • hänga utpublish name
Cite this entry
APA

name and shame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20and%20shame

MLA

“name and shame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20and%20shame. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “name and shame,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/name%20and%20shame.

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