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antishame

antishame adjective: opposing or countering shame.

Adjective

antishame (comparative more antishame, superlative most antishame)

  1. Opposing or countering shame.
    • Antishame exercises. Dr. Albert Ellis, a clinical psychologist, has developed a novel way for overcoming shame. He sends people out to do outlandish activities in public — such as yelling out the time of day in a department store[…]1988, Gary Emery, Getting un-depressed, page 120
    • The child is exposed to a verbally expressed anticontempt, antishame ideology in which the only individuals who are condemned are those who humiliate others.1995, Silvan S. Tomkins, E. Virginia Demos, Exploring Affect: The Selected Writings of Silvan S Tomkins, page 184

Forms of antishame

comparativemore antishame
superlativemost antishame

Origin of antishame

From anti- + shame.

Questions about antishame

What does antishame mean?
Antishame means opposing or countering shame.
What part of speech is antishame?
Antishame is an adjective.

Words near antishame in the dictionary

  1. antishadow
  2. antishadowed
  3. antishadowing
  4. antishadows
  5. antishake
  6. antishame
  7. antishaming
  8. antishark
  9. antishatter
  10. antisheep
  11. antishinto

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