ashamed
- adjective
- /əˈʃeɪmd/
- And I was ashamed that I wasn't happy.
- feel ashamed
- ashamed or embarrassed
- deeply ashamed
And, you know, I was just ashamed, I guess, of like who I was.
- And, you know, I was just ashamed, I guess, of like who I was.
- Actually, my, my I was very ashamed of what I looked like.
- Get honest, don't be ashamed of your past.
- They are often ashamed by the narcissistic person.
- And far from being ashamed or chagrined, Trump was proud of it.
- He came to sad, worried, always ashamed and fearful.
- I would have felt less ashamed, less bewildered and less alone.
- I would say, you know, I'm not ashamed of anything that happened.
- And I said, Ben, I'm ashamed of this paper.
Examples
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He was ashamed of his actions and decided to apologize.
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Oh, I am so ashamed of so much of what I've done.
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And, you know, I was just ashamed, I guess, of like who I was.
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Actually, my, my I was very ashamed of what I looked like.
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I, I, I would feel ashamed of myself if I thought so.
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But I also would have been ashamed to want them.
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I came here to escape it, because I was ashamed of it.
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When I told my mother about that scene years later, I felt ashamed of my family.
Academic text (1995) -
Do you ever feel ashamed?
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I woke up so ashamed.
Synonyms
Feeling regret for something you did
Showing that you feel bad about doing something wrong
Feeling awkward, shy, or ashamed because of something you did
To be sorry about an action you did or failed to do
Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone
Feeling very embarrassed and ashamed
Feeling sorry for something you did or said
Feeling sorry about something you did and wanting to make it right
Feeling very sorry and upset because you did something wrong
Feeling sorry about something you did and showing it
Feeling or looking very ashamed for doing something wrong
Feeling embarrassed and awkward after making a mistake or being corrected
Feeling or showing shame and embarrassment
Feeling guilty and embarrassed after doing something wrong or being caught
To be guilty and ashamed after treating someone badly
To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing
Antonyms
How Ashamed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ashamed comes from the simple word shame, which means 'disgrace' or 'embarrassment'. So, to be ashamed is to feel that shame — to feel embarrassed or guilty about something you did.