ashamed

a-shamed · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Feeling embarrassed, guilty, or distressed because of one's actions or characteristics.

  2. 2.

    Reluctant to do something through fear of embarrassment.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    ashamed of oneself — Feeling shame about one's own behavior.
  • •
    nothing to be ashamed of — Not a reason for embarrassment.

Related words

Antonyms: proud, shameless, unashamed
See also: embarrassed, guilty, proud, shame
Synonyms: embarrassed, guilty, humiliated, mortified

Etymology

From Old English āscamian ("to feel shame"), from ā- (intensive prefix) + scamian ("to shame"), from scamu ("shame").