Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for shame's sake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
for shame's sake
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Owing to a sense of shame.

adv

A mild oath

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

for shame's sake ! (canonical)

Phrases

for shame

Frequently Paired Words

for shame

Synonyms

for very shame's sake for goodness' sake for mercy's sake for heaven's sake for pity's sake

Questions

What does for shame's sake mean?
Owing to a sense of shame.

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