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Read this sentence:

Jackson had to endure the shame of a scolding in front of his friends.

Which definition of shame matches its use in the sentence above?

A painful emotion caused by consciousness of guilt

The susceptibility to such emotion

A condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute

Something that brings censure or reproach

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Answer:

C: A condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute

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The correct answer that would match the definition of shame in its use in the given sentence above is option C. A condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute. Someone would naturally feel humiliated when being scolded in front of someone's friends or other people. 
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