Slight and Shame

Slight

Slight noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.
Usage example: refused to respond to their petty slights

Shame and slight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shame" instead the word "Slight" as a noun or a verb.

Shame

Shame noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

Slight and shame are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Slight" instead the word "Shame" as a noun or a verb.

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

How words are described

small small slight small shame
real real slight real shame
great great slight great shame
personal personal slight personal shame
Other adjectives: past, earlier.

Common collocations

father slight father shame father
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