Ashamed

Word ASHAMED
Character 7
Hyphenation a shamed
Pronunciations /əˈʃeɪmd/

Definitions and meanings of "Ashamed"

What do we mean by ashamed?

Feeling shame or guilt. adjective

Feeling inferior, inadequate, or embarrassed. adjective

Reluctant through fear of humiliation or shame. adjective

Affected or touched by shame; abashed or confused by guilt or a conviction of some wrong action, indecorous conduct, or other impropriety: hardly used attributively: followed by of, or by a dependent clause with that.

Reluctant through fear of shame: followed by an infinitive: as, I am ashamed to offer it, it is so little.

Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. adjective

Feeling shame or guilt. adjective

Simple past tense and past participle of ashame. verb

Feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse adjective

To feel shame; to be ashamed.

To make ashamed; to shame.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ashamed

The word "ashamed" in example sentences

I walked across the floor and I felt ashamed of my thinness and my ugliness and _I know that he knew that I was ashamed_. ❋ Hugh Walpole (1912)

The news media has the maturity level of a spoiled adolescent – you know the type of kid that is alway calling someone names and making fun and is deep down in ashamed of themselves but just can't grow up. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the one that should be ashamed is Michael Steele. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Anon still hasn't either learned to read or click through, greatly ashamed is what a conservative said he would feel as a member of VT. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The sweeping statement that healthy people who stay in welfare must be ashamed is flatly wrong ❋ Unknown (2006)

The sweeping statement that healthy people who stay in welfare must be ashamed is flatly wrong, even in the case you are wanting to use, to use the “shame” as a tool to help one self out of welfare. ❋ Unknown (2006)

And he used the word ashamed, which I thought was really powerful, rather than just saying we are very sorry. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Well neither party said the word ashamed, but she did said that a group vacation was not an option as homeland locals would be joining, and while I am welcome, my brother is not for those same locals would gossip. ❋ Rainandfire (2006)

The following instance is known to _The Christian_ as true, and to a remarkable degree indicates how thoroughly God knows our minutest needs, and how effectively He makes those who ever reproach his name ashamed of their unbelief. ❋ Unknown (1870)

Another reason why they must now be ashamed is because in the day of their prosperity they had looked with so much disdain upon their neighbours: Thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thee in the day of they pride, v. 56. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Last summer, the then boss of the National Health Service IT system, Richard Granger, candidly admitted he was "ashamed" - saying some of the hospital software was "appalling". ❋ Unknown (2008)

• Ex-Jaguar 'ashamed' - Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith said he was ❋ Unknown (2009)

And just for the record … speaking as someone who’s employed as a researcher (and no, Bill — I’m not interested in a job offer), the person who should really be ashamed is the person who supplies the background material for O’Reilly’s program because he or she is to all appearances lying down on the job and not worth the money they’re getting paid. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I definitely agree with someone else who said that who should really be ashamed is the M’ville/Henry County folks who thought that having a jingle contest would be a good use of funds instead of investing in the local economy … .. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I am a tad bit less ashamed, which is a nice feeling after living for so long in the social hangover caused by California's disgusting decision months ago. ❋ Nick Kreiss (2011)

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