"name and shame" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-name and shame.ogg Forms: names and shames [present, singular, third-person], naming and shaming [participle, present], named and shamed [participle, past], named and shamed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|name<> and shame<>}} name and shame (third-person singular simple present names and shames, present participle naming and shaming, simple past and past participle named and shamed)
  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. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (publish name): 點名批評 /点名批评 (diǎnmíng pīpíng) (Chinese Mandarin), julkaista nimi (Finnish), pellengérre állít (Hungarian), kilistáz (Hungarian), listáz (Hungarian), hänga ut (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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