He felt deep regret for the shame he had brought upon his family.
often reflexive
I don't have any sympathy for her - she's brought it all on herself.
phrasebring upon !Bring upon is more formal than bring on and is mostly used in writing bring sth on/upon sb to make something bad happen to someone, especially yourself or your family, by behaving in a particular way: Gloria ran off with a married man and brought shame on the whole family.bring sth on yourselfBy refusing to talk to the police he only brought suspicion on himself.bring it (all) on yourselfHe doesn't deserve any sympathy. He brought it all on himself.