Linked from

The 22 pages that link to Shame, each with the reason it gives.

• ModestyCompared with: Shame can resemble modesty outwardly, but arises from distress rather than chosen restraint.

• ConscienceRelated: Unlike guilt’s focus on an action, shame can shape conscience through judgments about the self.

• Moral injuryRelated: Shame can turn a specific moral failure into a judgment about the whole self.

• Salman RushdieBroader topic: Its invented setting lets Rushdie satirize political histories without presenting them as straightforward realism.

• DisgustCompared with: Shame turns negative evaluation toward the self; disgust can target objects, actions, or people.

• RepentanceCompared with: Shame focuses on the self, while repentance addresses wrongdoing and the possibility of change.

• The Scarlet LetterRelated: The novel contrasts Hester’s imposed public shame with Dimmesdale’s hidden self-condemnation.

• HonorCompared with: Shame marks the threatened or lost standing that honor systems seek to protect.

• Moral emotionsBroader topic: Shame shows how moral emotions can target a person’s identity rather than a particular act.

• PrideCompared with: Shame evaluates the self negatively where pride evaluates it positively.

• BlameCompared with: Blame targets an agent’s conduct or responsibility; shame can condemn the whole self.

• Narcissistic personality disorderRelated: Shame is one proposed vulnerability underlying defensive responses to criticism.

• HumilityCompared with: Humility accepts imperfection without requiring the global self-condemnation often associated with shame.

• ResentmentCompared with: Shame evaluates the self, while resentment directs grievance toward a perceived wrongdoer.

• EmbarrassmentCompared with: Embarrassment often concerns a specific awkward act, while shame can condemn the person more broadly.

• GuiltCompared with: Guilt evaluates a particular action, while shame more often condemns the whole self.

• Erotic humiliationNarrower topic: Erotic humiliation draws on shame while participants frame it as consensual play.

• KleptomaniaRelated: Secrecy and remorse about stealing can compound distress and delay disclosure.

• No Longer HumanRelated: Yōzō’s fear of being exposed as fundamentally different shapes his concealment and self-reproach.

• RemorseCompared with: Remorse centers on a wrongful act; shame more often condemns the whole self.

• Honor killingRelated: Perpetrators may invoke collective shame, but shame itself does not cause or excuse murder.

• Face (social interaction)Compared with: Shame can follow a face loss, but the emotion is distinct from the social image at stake.