Definitions for ashamed
əˈʃeɪmdashamed

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

1. ashamed(p)adjective

   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. ashamedadjective

   Feeling shame or guilt.

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1. Ashamedadjective

   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.]

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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?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Joy Solomon:

   It took a long time for her to acknowledge what had happened. She was so ashamed.

2. Tyler Woodbridge:

   Even though it's my favorite city, I was always a bit ashamed of the name.

3. Terry Miller:

   The more we are told that we don't belong and should be ashamed of who we are, the fewer opportunities we have to participate in sports at all.

4. Engkos Kosasih:

   She became destructive, dug up other people's crops and ate raw corn from the plant. I was ashamed and scared.

5. Marina Ovsyannikova:

   What is happening now in Ukraine is a crime, and Russia is the aggressor country, and the responsibility for this aggression lies on the conscience of only one person. Vladimir Putin is Vladimir Putin, unfortunately, for the past few years, I have been working on Channel One and doing Kremlin propaganda, and now I am very ashamed of it.

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