Attributive use: ‘shame culture’, ‘shame campaign’, functioning adjectivally before a noun.
Definitions
Relating to or intended to induce feelings of shame; involving public reproach. The company launched a shame campaign against litterbugs.
Exclamatory use expressing disapproval or pity, e.g. ‘Shame!’
Definitions
Used to express disappointment, sympathy, or reproach. Shame! You should know better than to behave like that.
Synonyms
oh dear
what a shame
too bad
that's a pity
what a pity
how sad