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forshamed

forshamed is the simple past and past participle of forshame.

Meaning of forshame

Verb

forshame (third-person singular simple present forshames, present participle forshaming, simple past and past participle forshamed)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To shame; bring reproach on.
  3. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To dare; presume; have the face to.

Questions about forshamed

What is forshamed the simple past and past participle of?
Forshamed is the simple past and past participle of forshame.

Words near forshamed in the dictionary

  1. forshake
  2. forshaken
  3. forshakes
  4. forshaking
  5. forshame
  6. forshamed
  7. forshames
  8. forshaming
  9. forshape
  10. Forshaw
  11. Forshee

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