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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

name and shame en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To publish the name of (a person or organization that has committed some transgression) so as to single them out for individual blame and censure.
    • The England captain Courtney Lawes believes “unacceptable” racist behaviour must be stamped out of rugby and those responsible named and shamed following last week’s shocking revelations by his former teammate Luther Burrell. 2022 July 1, Gerard Meagher, “England’s Courtney Lawes wants racists in rugby union named and shamed”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
names and shames Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
named and shamed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
named and shamed Tense=Past lexicographic
naming and shaming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (8)

cmn 點名批評 /点名批评 (publish name) · sv hänga ut (publish name) · hu listáz (publish name) · pl zawstydzać publicznie (publish name) · hu pellengérre állít (publish name) · fi julkaista nimi (publish name) · pl zawstydzić publicznie (publish name) · hu kilistáz (publish name)