Definition of "shames" [shames]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shame. (verb)
• Alternative form of shammes. (noun)

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• "We do that sort of thing all the time, and it "shames" them not in the slightest."
• "I don't think there is any shame in seeing a psychologist, the only thing that pervents a person from going is pride or the idea that the public "shames" the "mentally ill.""
• "From this perspective, passive resistance is effective because it "shames" aggressors."