Definitions for ashamed
əˈʃeɪmdashamed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. ashamed(p)adjective

   feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ashamedadjective

   Feeling shame or guilt.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ashamedadjective

   Touched with shame; generally with of before the cause of shame.

   Etymology: from shame.

   Profess publickly the doctrine of Jesus Christ, not being ashamed of the word of God, or of any practices enjoined by it. Jeremy Taylor, Holy Living.

   One wou’d have thought she would have stirr’d; but strove
   With modesty, and was asham’d to move. John Dryden, Fables.

   This I have shadowed, that you may not be ashamed of that hero, whose protection you undertake. John Dryden, Conq. of Gr. Ded.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ashamed

   Shame is an unpleasant self-conscious emotion often associated with negative self-evaluation; motivation to quit; and feelings of pain, exposure, distrust, powerlessness, and worthlessness.

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1. ashamed

   Ashamed can be defined as a feeling of guilt, embarrassment, or regret caused by one's own actions, behaviors, or circumstances. It is a sense of discomfort and self-consciousness that arises when we perceive that we have fallen short of our own moral or societal standards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ashamedadjective

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

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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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

   Australian

   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. Nadia Shihata:

   Some put on a strong facade but eventually broke down. Some got frustrated and upset. Many of them were ashamed and embarrassed, it was often difficult testimony to listen to. But, you know what ? As difficult as it was for all of us to hear, it was far worse for them to experience and relive.

2. Christen Kuikoua:

   My heart is shattered,But not feeling ashamed for thought with pain am now free of chains

3. Jenny Eusden:

   What a scumbag. I am ashamed to say I used to be a BIGBANG fan, i just want people to know this is not OK.

4. Kristan Hawkins:

   In a stunning display of protecting abortion at all costs, the U.S. Senate failed to defend victims—women and little girls—of sex trafficking, the abortion lobby and their allies in the Senate should be ashamed of themselves.

5. Jean Genet:

   Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ashamed
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ashamed
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ashamed
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashamed
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ashamed
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ashamed