Definitions for ashamed
əˈʃeɪmdashamed

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ashamed(p)(adj)

   feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

   "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"

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1. ashamed(Adjective)

   Feeling shame or guilt.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ashamed(adj)

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

   Etymology: [Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ashamed

   a-shāmd′, adj. affected with shame (with of for the cause of shame; for, the person).—v.t. and v.i. Ashame′, to feel shame: to put to shame.—n. Ashamed′ness.—p.adj. Asham′ing. [Pa.p. of old verb ashame.]

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ashamed' in Adjectives Frequency: #971

How to pronounce ashamed?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ashamed in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ashamed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of ashamed in a Sentence

1. Ellen Ahmad:

   I'm horrified, it's so sad. As a Catholic, I'm ashamed.

2. Abu Meshaal:

   He said he can not come back to work because he felt so shy of other people, he is sitting home and can not even go to the mosque to pray because he is ashamed of his son. He doesn't want people to see him, so he is praying at home.

3. Paul Manafort:

   To say I have been humiliated and ashamed would be a gross understatement.

4. Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom:

   I won't back down over my statements on women's rights, democracy and that one shouldn't flog bloggers, i have nothing to be ashamed of.

5. Christine Whelan:

   Private commitments to change are weaker than public commitments to change, public commitments to change are more 'costly.' You don't want to be ashamed in front of your peers, and you may also have their support cheering you on.

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