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ashamed

ashamed

504 1.0
Feeling embarrassed and guilty about something you did or failed to do
  • adjective
  • /əˈʃeɪmd/
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • He was ashamed of his actions and decided to apologize.

  • Oh, I am so ashamed of so much of what I've done.

  • 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.

  • I, I, I would feel ashamed of myself if I thought so.

  • But I also would have been ashamed to want them.

  • I came here to escape it, because I was ashamed of it.

  • When I told my mother about that scene years later, I felt ashamed of my family.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Do you ever feel ashamed?

  • I woke up so ashamed.

Synonyms

sorry
vsashamed
1.0

Feeling regret for something you did

can involve social disgrace or moral remorse beyond sadness
guilty
vsashamed
793 1.4

Showing that you feel bad about doing something wrong

is wider, also covering social embarrassment and non moral causes
embarrassed
vsashamed
145 1.1

Feeling awkward, shy, or ashamed because of something you did

is deeper, adding guilt or moral discomfort to the awkward feeling
to feel bad about
vsashamed
108 3.4

To be sorry about an action you did or failed to do

is stronger, often involving shame linked to personal fault
remorseful
vsashamed
18 4.6

Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone

is broader, including shame from social or personal failures
mortified
vsashamed
10 4.9

Feeling very embarrassed and ashamed

is milder and can include shame without extreme humiliation
regretful
vsashamed
9 2.9

Feeling sorry for something you did or said

adds a distinct moral or social blame beyond simple sorrow
repentant
vsashamed
8 4.8

Feeling sorry about something you did and wanting to make it right

may not include the intent to repair, focusing on inner discomfort
guilt-ridden
vsashamed
5 6.5

Feeling very sorry and upset because you did something wrong

can be temporary and include milder regret or social discomfort
rueful
vsashamed
5 7.8

Feeling sorry about something you did and showing it

is stronger and can include deeper moral or social pain
guilty as sin
vsashamed
  • Informal
3 8.2

Feeling or looking very ashamed for doing something wrong

can be less intense and include simple social or personal shame
abashed
vsashamed
1 7.2

Feeling embarrassed and awkward after making a mistake or being corrected

is more about personal fault and moral discomfort beyond unease
shamefaced
vsashamed
1 6.5

Feeling or showing shame and embarrassment

is broader, covering internal moral blame as well as shyness
shamed
vsashamed
1 4.4

Feeling guilty and embarrassed after doing something wrong or being caught

also covers private personal blame and inner remorse
to feel like a louse
vsashamed
  • Offensive
9.1

To be guilty and ashamed after treating someone badly

is more general, covering shame from failures or embarrassing situations
to feel like a total bumhole
vsashamed
  • Offensive
9.9

To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing

can be less self condemning and include simple social shame

Antonyms

1.0

Feeling very pleased and good about something you or someone close did

6 4.6

Not sorry or embarrassed about what you do

How Ashamed

mortified
10 4.9
humiliated
  • Offensive
1 3.7
ashamed
504 1.0
embarrassed
145 1.1
abashed
1 7.2

Surface Forms

ashamed positive

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.