verb
- to cause to feel shame; to disgrace or humiliate
Usage: archaic or literary; often used with reflexive pronoun or as passive
Examples
- He felt beshamed by his poor performance on the exam.
- The scandal beshamed the entire family.
- She would not beshame herself by begging for forgiveness.
- His cowardly actions beshamed him in the eyes of his peers.
- The public criticism beshamed the politician.