Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

name and shame

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables
name and shame
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

names and shames (present, singular) naming and shaming (participle, present) named and shamed (participle, past) named and shamed (past)

Questions

What does name and shame mean?
To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.

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