shame

Naija

Alternative forms

• fear 0.72 1340, hungry 0.67 182, pretend 0.67 73, laugh 0.65 233, shout 0.63 350, listen 0.59 505, toh 0.58 307, vex 0.55 1206, cry 0.55 415

Etymology

Borrowed from English shame

Pronunciation

• ʃêm

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 5
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: 1158
• Frequency in raw corpus: 209
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1280

The word is used more orally than in written texts.

Noun

shame: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. - (frequency:28)

   Dat day, shame con catch me well, well.  — (NST_cleaned__34250, __no translation__)

   I never meet man wey no get shame like you.  — (deuber__2757, __no translation__)

2. det (frequency:5)

   no be only government na im get di shame.  — (deuber__2431, __no translation__)

   But instead make e bear the shame, e come agree to kill person wey no do anything.  — (jw__37307, __no translation__)

3. cc (frequency:4)

   Dem criticize me… Fear and shame dey catch me...  — (bbc__4000, __no translation__)

   Dis hide-hide and shame na why plenty people no dey wan go test demself for sexually-transmitted diseases ;  — (bbc__40711, __no translation__)

4. case (frequency:2)

   Some people dey try to cover the bad thing wey dem don do because of shame.  — (jw__27169, __no translation__)

   As we fit see, Mimi Mefo e words dem alter reality, spread lies, weh e di put loyal army weh for e legal fight for shame and dis wan too bad for de moral for de troops, Tchiroma tok.  — (bbc__593, __no translation__)

5. amod-det (frequency:2)

   Dis kain shame na big somtin for pesin wey feel say im be sex addict.  — (bbc__40779, __no translation__)

   Heart wey proud fit survive bad things wey worry everybody because that kind shame no dey touch pride.  — (katakata__279, __no translation__)

6. case-conj-det (frequency:2)

   Jesus just talk about the shame and disgrace wey e go face.  — (jw__25118, __no translation__)

   Florida Uzoaru dey fight against di shame and bad mouth wey dey follow people wey wan buy sexual health products like condoms, and tests dem wey go help person know their status.  — (bbc__49390, __no translation__)

7. acl:relcl-det (frequency:2)

   HRW say female students tell dem say di shame wey dem dey suffer for di hand of teachers no be small.  — (bbc__55190, __no translation__)

   She say wetin she want now na how women go fight di shame wey dem dey go through wey dey make dem keep quiet, still allow dis kain bad thing to dey continue.  — (bbc__89053, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• fear 0.72 1340, hungry 0.67 182, pretend 0.67 73, laugh 0.65 233, shout 0.63 350, listen 0.59 505, toh 0.58 307, vex 0.55 1206, cry 0.55 415

Antonyms

• fear 0.72 1340, hungry 0.67 182, pretend 0.67 73, laugh 0.65 233, shout 0.63 350, listen 0.59 505, toh 0.58 307, vex 0.55 1206, cry 0.55 415

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

shame: 1. be ashamed 2. to disgrace 3. to be shy -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   1. Tunde shame Ogaga. 2. Make you no shame. 3. Shame dey catch me.  — no translation

2. - (frequency:40)

   Dis one na shame.  — (bbc__22401, __no translation__)

   na everybody shame  — (deuber__2432, __no translation__)

3. cc-obj (frequency:8)

   Any time I go fit komot de sound for de video for show say na join-join and shame de pipo dem.  — (bbc__23810, __no translation__)

   Some women say di priests wey give dem belle abandon dia pikin Gbege don land for Catholic priests on to name and shame levels.  — (bbc__91644, __no translation__)

4. mark (frequency:6)

   Dem start to preach without shame.  — (jw__6734, __no translation__)

   Shaibu say goment suppose hide im face for shame unto say dem no fit stop am from traveling to US.  — (bbc__88186, __no translation__)

5. cc (frequency:3)

   Im tell BBC say na shock and shame hit am as im see how hotels take increase price.  — (bbc__59583, __no translation__)

   Single mama dem dey suffer plenty stigma and shame, sake of cultural and religious belief.  — (bbc__89928, __no translation__)

6. advmod (frequency:3)

   We fit don see sey some sabi shame well well and dey like dey their own.  — (jw__28362, __no translation__)

   E fit be things wey ‘fit make dem shame now’ and wey fit make dem no get life.  — (jw__18867, __no translation__)

7. obl:arg (frequency:3)

   Yesterday protesters shout shame on you on top lawmakers and president head.  — (bbc__101597, __no translation__)

   Committee member gif reason say Broos no qualify de team for World Cup, yi no di stay for Cameroon, yi put shame for country for one scandal for Brussels.  — (bbc__26005, __no translation__)

8. mark-obj (frequency:3)

   For one very serious statement, di Jubilee Party tell voters to shame di plan wey NASA get.  — (bbc__52132, __no translation__)

   For weekend, President Mugabe accuse Mnangagwa say im pay people wey dey support am to shame im wife.  — (bbc__52523, __no translation__)

9. aux-nsubj (frequency:3)

   I dey shame.  — (bbc__6486, __no translation__)

   Obuks, eh, talk di truth make devil for shame.  — (deuber__4056, __no translation__)

10. obj (frequency:2)

    So dem don enter gym to prove say dem strong pass di same people wey dey use dia size shame dem.  — (bbc__90400, __no translation__)

    D-Tigress wey be Nigeria Senior Women Basketball team nack Guinea with 93 to 61 points Mali take Central African Republic shine with 97 to 38 points Senegal wey win di last competition slap Egypt for face with 93 to 61 points Cameroun carry Tunisia shine with 97 to 49 points Mozambique press Democratic Republic of Congo with 52 to 42 points Angola shame Ivory Coast 70 to 62 points  — (bbc__26634, __no translation__)

11. aux-conj (frequency:2)

    This one fit make you dey shame or even dey fear.  — (jw__43427, __no translation__)

    If the papa or mama use e as e take vex am, curse the pikin or punish am, the pikin fit come dey shame or stop to dey talk to dem.  — (jw__11740, __no translation__)

12. discourse (frequency:2)

    So naim I take shame now.  — (ENU_37_Dmoris-Restaurant_MG__90, So that was how I shamefully...)

    You go just see di men like sey de cover haha shame.  — (NST_cleaned__28244, __no translation__)

Synonyms

• fear 0.72 1340, hungry 0.67 182, pretend 0.67 73, laugh 0.65 233, shout 0.63 350, listen 0.59 505, toh 0.58 307, vex 0.55 1206, cry 0.55 415

Antonyms

• fear 0.72 1340, hungry 0.67 182, pretend 0.67 73, laugh 0.65 233, shout 0.63 350, listen 0.59 505, toh 0.58 307, vex 0.55 1206, cry 0.55 415

Translations

• English: 1. be ashamed 2. to disgrace 3. to be shy