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what a shame

what a shame phrase: used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.

Phrase

what a shame

  1. Used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
    Synonyms:
    what a pity

Synonyms of what a shame

Questions about what a shame

What does what a shame mean?
What a shame means used to express regret or disappointment about an unfortunate event or piece of information.
What part of speech is what a shame?
What a shame is a phrase.

Words near what a shame in the dictionary

  1. whassups
  2. whasup
  3. what
  4. what a lovely day
  5. what a pity
  6. what a shame
  7. what a small world
  8. what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive
  9. what a way to go
  10. what about
  11. what about the children

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