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- Dictionaryashamed/əˈʃeɪmd/
adjective
- 1. embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations: "you should be ashamed of yourself" Similar Opposite
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ASHAMED definition: 1. feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your…. Learn more.
The meaning of ASHAMED is feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace. How to use ashamed in a sentence.
feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your character: 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.
Ashamed definition: feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace. See examples of ASHAMED used in a sentence.
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.
feeling shame or feeling embarrassed about somebody/something or because of something you have done. ashamed of something She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party. Feeling depressed is nothing to be ashamed of. We must stop being afraid or ashamed of what we are.
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!
