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ashamed

[uh-sheymd]

adjective

  1. feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace.

    He felt ashamed for having spoken so cruelly.

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  2. unwilling or restrained because of fear of shame, ridicule, or disapproval.

    They were ashamed to show their work.

    Antonyms:
  3. Chiefly Midland U.S.(especially of children) bashful; timid.



ashamed

/ əˈʃeɪmd, əˈʃeɪmɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. overcome with shame, guilt, or remorse

  2. (foll by of) suffering from feelings of inferiority or shame in relation to (a person, thing, or deed)

  3. (foll by to) unwilling through fear of humiliation, shame, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ashamedly adverb
  • ashamedness noun
  • half-ashamed adjective
  • half-ashamedly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ashamed1

First recorded before 1000; originally past participle of earlier ashame (verb) “to be ashamed,” Middle English, Old English , equivalent to - a prefix + scamian “to shame”; a- 3, shame
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ashamed1

Old English ǻ, past participle of to shame, from scamu shame
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Synonym Study

Ashamed, humiliated, mortified refer to a condition or feeling of discomfort or embarrassment. Ashamed focuses on the sense of one's own responsibility for an act, whether it is foolish, improper, or immoral: He was ashamed of his dishonesty. She was ashamed of her mistake. Humiliated stresses a feeling of being humbled or disgraced, without any necessary implication of guilt: He was humiliated by the king. Both words are used equally in situations in which one is felt to be responsible for the actions of another: Robert felt humiliated by his daughter's behavior. Mom was ashamed of the way I looked. Mortified represents an intensification of the feelings implied by the other two words: She was mortified by her clumsiness.
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Example Sentences

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"You feel, you feel ashamed, you feel stupid," says Mrs Ross.

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The reaction was over the top, a case of Miller slightly misspeaking, when actually showing confidence and ambition in the unforgiving world of football is nothing to be ashamed of.

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For other patients, judgmental remarks from providers aggravate the effects of physical pain by making patients feel ashamed of or even responsible for it.

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"It is important to me. I don't ever want another little boy or girl to feel alone, to feel dirty, to feel ashamed. There is hope."

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And now he seems to be going to war with the White House over the GOP budget bill, which he calls "abominable," telling anyone who voted for it they should be ashamed.

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