blot vs shame

blot

verb
  • To stain with infamy; to disgrace. 

  • to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance. 

  • To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out. 

  • To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper. 

  • To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. 

  • To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. 

  • To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. 

  • to soak up or absorb liquid. 

noun
  • A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. 

  • An exposed piece in backgammon. 

  • A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. 

  • A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. 

shame

verb
  • To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace. 

  • To cause to feel shame. 

  • To drive or compel by shame. 

noun
  • Something to regret. 

  • Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision. 

  • The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach and ignominy. 

  • The capacity to be ashamed, inhibiting one from brazen behaviour; due regard for one's own moral conduct and how one is perceived by others; restraint, moderation, decency. 

  • That which is shameful and private, especially private parts. 

  • Uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private. 

intj
  • A cry of admonition for the subject of a speech, either to denounce the speaker or to agree with the speaker's denunciation of some person or matter; often used reduplicated, especially in political debates. 

  • Expressing sympathy. 

How often have the words blot and shame occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )