shamest

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A form of shame — An 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.

OriginEnglish shame ← Middle English schame ← Old English sċamu →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of shame

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*skamō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*skamu
  3. Old Englishsċamu
  4. Middle Englishschame
  5. Englishshame
  6. Englishshamest

From shame + -est.

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APA

shamest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamest

MLA

“shamest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shamest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamest.

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