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Meaning of name and shame | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Français name and shame

Svenska hänga ut

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

name dropped name dropping name drops name for name names name one's poison