shame

01. It's really a [shame] that Ken and Barbie didn't get married; they seemed so well suited to one another.

02. The little boy felt really [ashamed] of himself when his mother caught him stealing change out of her purse.

03. Many people feel that promises to cut taxes are simply a [shameless] attempt to buy votes.

04. Your father and I were embarrassed by your [shameful] behavior.

05. The level of poverty in this country remains [shamefully] high.

06. The businessman killed himself because he didn't want to bring [shame] on his family for his involvement in the scandal.

07. There is a Danish proverb which holds that one who is afraid of asking questions is [ashamed] of learning.

08. Benjamin Franklin once observed that whatever is begun in anger, ends in [shame].

09. Oscar Wilde once said that the books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own [shame].

10. There is an Azerbaijani proverb which states that it's not [shameful] not to know, but it's [shameful] not to ask.

11. There is a Dutch proverb which states that it is better to be poor with honor than rich with [shame].

12. In Vietnamese society, it is important to avoid fighting or any action that might bring [shame] to one's family.

13. In Kuwait, traditionally there was a great social [shame] attached to being divorced, and the woman would usually lose her children as a result.

14. Jane Goodall once stated, "I feel deep [shame] when I look into the eyes of my grandchildren, and think about how much damage has been done to Planet Earth since I was their age."

15. In Sweden, it's illegal for parents to insult or [shame] their children.

16. Acting in culturally disapproved ways may arouse feelings of [shame] and guilt.

17. We must stop the [shameful] statistic of 30,000 child deaths a day due to extreme poverty.