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scandal collapse: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; a disgraceful event

humiliation collapse: depriving one of self-esteem; an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another"; state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

shame collapse: a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt; a state of dishonor; "one mistake brought shame to all his family"; "suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison"; surpass or beat by a wide margin; cause to be ashamed; compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"

goat collapse: any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

target collapse: sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; a reference point to shoot at; "his arrow hit the mark"; the location of the target that is to be hit; intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

victim collapse: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance; a person who is tricked or swindled

reproach collapse: a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"; disgrace or shame; "he brought reproach upon his family"; express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

nickname collapse: a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name); "Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph"; "Henry's nickname was Slim"; a descriptive name for a place or thing; "the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'"

joke collapse: a triviality not to be taken seriously; "I regarded his campaign for mayor as a joke"; a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter; "he told a very funny joke"; "he knows a million gags"; "thanks for the laugh"; "he laughed unpleasantly at his own jest"; "even a schoolboy's jape is supposed to have some ascertainable point"; act in a funny or teasing way; tell a joke; speak humorously; "He often jokes even when he appears serious"

humiliate collapse: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

monkey collapse: any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

shibboleth collapse: a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

wig collapse: hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair; British slang for a scolding

guilt collapse: remorse caused by feeling responsible for some offence; the state of having committed an offense

appellation collapse: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

sutra collapse: a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

proverb collapse: a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

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