Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forshame

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: for-shame
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To shame; bring reproach on.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To dare; presume; have the face to.

British usage; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English forshamen, from Old English forscamian (“to make ashamed, be ashamed, be modest”); equivalent to for- + shame.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: for
Root: forshamen, forscamian

Usage

Inflected Forms

forshames (present, singular) forshaming (participle, present) forshamed (participle, past) forshamed (past) foreshame (alternative)

Questions

What does forshame mean?: To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
Where does forshame come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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