shame vs cringe

shame and cringe both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shame	Yes	No	Yes	No
cringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cringe is a hyponym of shame; that is, cringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shame:

Other hyponyms of shame include humiliation, obloquy, opprobrium, odium, reproach.

shame (noun)	cringe (noun)
an unfortunate development	A posture or gesture of shrinking or recoiling.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt	some event or object that causes embarrassment and shame
a state of dishonor

shame (verb)	cringe (verb)
surpass or beat by a wide margin	show submission or fear
cause to be ashamed	draw back, as with fear or pain
bring shame or dishonor upon
compel through a sense of shame