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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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Derived Forms

  • ashamedly, adverb
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  • ·󲹳·· [uh, -, shey, -mid-lee], adverb
  • ·󲹳Ļ·Ա noun
  • 󲹱-·󲹳 adjective
  • 󲹱-·󲹳Ļ· 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

In a letter to the judge, Sidhu said he was “ashamed and deeply regretful” for the harm he had done to the public’s trust, and described a lifetime of hard work and public service.

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The defendants' defence lawyer, Tom Brymer, told the court they were "extremely ashamed about their actions".

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She said she was "ashamed" and "horrified" by what she had done, but she had an unlikely supporter.

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Some are embarrassed or ashamed by the association with Musk, they said, and several have slapped on bumper stickers that let people know they purchased the car before Musk took on his new public role.

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The 53-year-old added: "It makes me ashamed to know any of the men in Neath and the surrounding area, if they think so little of women that they don't think women can play rugby."

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