sense of shame
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsenseandshame
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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shame
noun
uk/ʃeɪm/us/ʃeɪm/
If something is described as a shame, it is disappointing or ...
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(Definition ofsenseandshamefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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If he had anysenseofshame, would he not now redeem his promise?
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They have not only no sense of principle or consistency but nosenseofshameeither.
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We have asenseofshameas a nation when such a thing happens.
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It might do much to achieve a change of heart and to instil asenseofshameabout not being careful on the roads.
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One industialist wrote to me to say that everyone felt asenseofshame.
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Thatsenseofshameand humiliation ought to be present to the minds of every man and woman who seeks to impose such a condition.
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Children who feel this disadvantage very strongly and often exhibit asenseofshamewill be relieved by this development.
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He has nosenseofshameabout it.
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There is no other word to describe it: it is a realsenseofshame.
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We should feel asenseofshamethat human beings can behave in that way towards one another.
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Sometimes women may still feel asenseofshameif they have a violent husband—as if it represents a personal failure on their part.
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I think they will produce for him asenseofshamewhen in cold blood he reads them.
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The figure is higher than we realise because of thesenseofshameand the stigma that still attach to infertility.
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It may be asenseofshame, a sense of inadequacy.
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Does he not feel asenseofshamethat he has betrayed so many ordinary people, many of whom put their trust in him?
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Unfortunately, there is nosenseofshameattached to breaking speed laws.
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I hope that my comments will engender somesenseofshamein them.
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I cannot think of this action being taken without a deepsenseofshame.
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