# shaming

Pronunciation: say "SHAY-ming" /ˈʃeɪm.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of making someone feel ashamed of something they have done or of who they are.
   - Simple: The act of making someone feel bad about who they are or what they did.
   - _Body shaming remains a serious problem on many social platforms._
   - _The public shaming of the official drew sharp criticism from rights groups._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of shame. — present participle and gerund of shame
   - Simple: Present participle of shame. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The article accused the company of shaming its own employees._
   - _Critics argued that publicly shaming offenders rarely changes their behavior._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shaming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).