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crying shame

crying shame noun: a situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable.

Noun

crying shame (plural crying shames)

  1. (idiomatic) A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable.
    • It's a crying shame that so much money has been wasted on this pointless political campaign.
    • [T]hese brothels continued to be the crying shame of the community.1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 346

Forms of crying shame

pluralcrying shames

Questions about crying shame

What does crying shame mean?
Crying shame means a situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable.
What part of speech is crying shame?
Crying shame is a noun.
What is the plural of crying shame?
The plural of crying shame is crying shames.

Words near crying shame in the dictionary

  1. crying out for
  2. crying over spilt milk
  3. crying poormouth
  4. crying room
  5. crying rooms
  6. crying shame
  7. crying shames
  8. crying someone a river
  9. crying stinking fish
  10. crying the blues
  11. crying uncle

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