Meaning of 'shame' in Samoan is: luma

shame: luma

Noun:

luma, vevesi, tauagafau, poʻepoʻevale, faʻaluma, leaga, inoʻino, faalumaina, mataga, eleʻele, māfatia, taʻuga faʻaleaga, vaivai, tausūaiga, ila, pīsia, tauvalea.

Verb:

luma, faʻaluma, upu leaga, faalumaina, pīsia, taʻufaatauvaaina, inoino.

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Noun(1) a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt,a state of dishonor,an unfortunate development,disgrace,embarrassment(2) a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt(3) a state of dishonor(4) an unfortunate development(5) disgrace(6) embarrassment
Verb(1) bring shame or dishonor upon,compel through a sense of shame,cause to be ashamed,surpass or beat by a wide margin,disgrace,embarrass(2) bring shame or dishonor upon(3) compel through a sense of shame(4) cause to be ashamed(5) surpass or beat by a wide margin(6) disgrace(7) embarrass

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(1) It's a shame as they do contribute so much to the character of a place.(2) The colourful graffiti on many of the walls in Switzerland may be a shame to the locals but I would have loved to record my impressions of this ideal destination in such artistic abandon.(3) We follow the inhabitants of one of the smaller districts, desperate to win after the shame of having lost for 25 years running.(4) In other words, they want to avenge history, to undo the shame of half a millennium ago with a reassertion of their glory today.(5) The two men share such synergy - especially in the more experimental storytelling style used in the last chapter - that it's almost a shame to consider them separately.(6) the incident had brought shame on his family(7) she was hot with shame(8) It conveniently also offered birth mothers and their babies second chances for normal lives, without the shame of being unwed and illegitimate.(9) It's a shame to dress the whole thing up in nationalism as well!(10) In fact, they are so cold a lot of cucumbers that they even shame the cold.(11) George's mouth fell open, and I could instantly see the shame and regret written all over his face.(12) I tried to shame him into giving some away(13) it is a shame that they are not better known(14) Perhaps even more important, severe maltreatment could bring shame and dishonour on the neighbourhood.(15) ignorance of Latin would be a disgrace and a shame to any public man(16) He puts to shame any legitimate causes in the domain name battle.