Is shame always bad? Flashcards
shame (noun)
a strong feeling of guilt and embarrassment.
it can be a verb or a noun. As a noun it’s an emotion for the uncomfortable feeling we have when we feel embarrassed or guilty about something that we’ve done. It’s a very strong feeling.
If you have too much shame it’s crippling, it’s sort of debilitating and that’s bad, but the right amount of shame can be really positive because it effects change …
to shame (verb)
to make someone feel shame by, for example, publicly highlighting their bad behaviour.
If you have too much shame it’s crippling, it’s sort of debilitating and that’s bad, but the right amount of shame can be really positive because it effects change and I wonder if we’re starting to see that a bit in modern culture
crippling / debilitating
this could be emotional, physical or even financial and means making a situation impossible to deal with.
If you have too much shame it’s crippling, it’s sort of debilitating and that’s bad, but the right amount of shame can be really positive because it effects change and I wonder if we’re starting to see that a bit in modern culture as well …
to effect
to make something happen.
If you have too much shame it’s crippling, it’s sort of debilitating and that’s bad, but the right amount of shame can be really positive because it effects change and I wonder if we’re starting to see that a bit in modern culture … .
Teflon
A brand name of the chemical PTFE which is used, amongst many other things, to make cooking pots and pans non-stick.
Shame is … can be very very useful and the idea of someone who doesn’t experience that at all, like a sort of Teflon-coated politician, I mean, that’s… that’s a kind of frightening image.
coated
covered in.
Shame is … can be very very useful and the idea of someone who doesn’t experience that at all, like a sort of Teflon-coated politician, I mean, that’s… that’s a kind of frightening image.
