Joy and Shame

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Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Shame and joy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shame" instead a noun "Joy".

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

Shame noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

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Joy and shame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joy" instead a noun "Shame".

Nearby Words: sham, shameful, shameless, shamed, shaming

pure	pure joy	pure shame
true	true joy	true shame
sheer	sheer joy	sheer shame
deep	deep joy	deep shame
Other adjectives: real, collective, extreme, great, absolute, personal, general, eternal, overwhelming, tremendous, greater, greatest, said.

Cone OF Shame: Elvis was once put in one of these, to Lupin's joy and Elvis's wrath.

Source: Webcomic / Breaking Cat News
Unlike most examples of this trope, they're not okay with what they had to do, and started taking Joy to deal with their collective guilt and shame.

Source: Video Game / We Happy Few

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Shame and Joy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/joy/shame

Joy & Shame. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/joy/shame>.

Shame or Joy. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/joy/shame.

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