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   ashamed

   /əˈʃeɪmd/

   adjective

   • 1. embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations: "you should be ashamed of yourself" Similar sorryshamefacedabashedsheepishguiltyconscience-strickenguilt-riddencontriteremorsefulrepentantpenitenthangdogregretfulruefulapologeticembarrassedmortifiedred-facedchagrinedhumiliateduncomfortablediscomfiteddistressedin sackcloth and ashesinformal:with one's tail between one's legsrare:compunctiousblush to think ofOpposite proudunabashed
   • ▪ reluctant to do something through fear of embarrassment or humiliation: "I'm ashamed to say I followed him home" Similar reluctantloathunwillingdisinclinedhesitantindisposedslowafraidaverseOpposite pleased

   Word Origin Old Englishāscamod, past participle of āscamian ‘feel shame’, from ā- (as an intensifier) + the verb shame.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ashamedly adverb

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   What does ashamed mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ASHAMED definition: 1. feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean to feel ashamed?

   • Feeling ashamed means being uncomfortable and embarrassed because of something that happened or was said, especially in front of other people.

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   What is an example of being ashamed?

   • For example, we might become ashamed that we feel angry, or angry that we feel sad. And so, exhausted, held hostage, ashamed and guilty, the mom finally makes the call. He was so disappointed and ashamed, he wept when he got home that day. Most of you reading this should be ashamed, apparently. I haven't done anything to be ashamed of.

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   Do you have anything to be ashamed of?

   • You have nothing to be ashamed of. She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that! [ + to infinitive ] He was ashamed to admit to his mistake. [ + that ] I was ashamed that I'd made so little effort. I'm ashamed to be seen with you when you behave so badly! I felt so ashamed of myself for making such a fuss.

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   What is the difference between ashamed and humiliated?

   • 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.

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   Is a good upbringing something to be ashamed of?

   • A good upbringing is nothing to be ashamed of. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of ashamed? 羞恥的，羞愧的, 不好意思的，難為情的… 羞耻的，羞愧的, 不好意思的，难为情的…

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     ASHAMED translate: 羞恥的，羞愧的;不好意思的，難為情的. Learn more in the...

   • Ashamed: Arabic Translation

     ASHAMED translate: خَجْلان. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     ASHAMED translate: 羞耻的，羞愧的;不好意思的，难为情的. Learn more in the...

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     ashamed translate: ซึ่งละอายใจ. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ashamed: Korean Translation

     ASHAMED translate: 부끄러운. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ashamed: Polish Translation

     ASHAMED translate: zawstydzony, ≈ wstydzić się, zawstydzony....

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   If you are ashamed of someone, you feel embarrassed to be connected with them, often because of their appearance or because you disapprove of something they have done. I've never told this to anyone, but it's true, I was terribly ashamed of my mum.

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   When you have done something you know you shouldn't have, or just something embarrassing, you feel ashamed, or remorseful. Don't be ashamed of your unusual dance moves — you were the life of the party!

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