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shame
noun (COMPARE WELL) /ʃeɪm/Definition
put sb/sth to shame › to make someone or something seem not good by comparison: Your cooking puts mine to shame.Comparing and contrasting
(Definition of shame noun (COMPARE WELL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- against preposition (TOUCHING)
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