ashamed

adjective

/əˈʃeɪmd/

[not before noun]

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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.
- Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of.
- We must stop being afraid or ashamed of what we are.
- ashamed of somebody His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed of her.
- ashamed of yourself You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies.
- You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves.
- ashamed that… I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky.
- ashamed to be something The football riots made me ashamed to be English.
- You act as if you’re ashamed to be seen with me.
Which Word? ashamed / embarrassed
ashamed / embarrassed
- You feel ashamed when you feel guilty because of something wrong that you have deliberately done:
  You should be ashamed of treating your daughter like that.
  Do not use ashamed when you are talking about something that is not very serious or important:
  I am sorry that I forgot to buy the milk.
  I am ashamed that I forgot to buy the milk.
- You feel embarrassed when you have made a mistake or done something stupid or feel uncomfortable in front of other people:
  I was embarrassed about forgetting his name.
Wordfinder
- amends
- apologize
- ashamed
- embarrassed
- forgive
- regret
- remorse
- repent
- sorry
- sympathy
Extra Examples
- Then she smiled and Rose was instantly ashamed of her jealous feelings.
- She was ashamed of what she had done.
- His foul-mouthed way of speaking made me ashamed of him.
- I've done nothing to be ashamed about.
Topics Feelingsb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- deeply
- really
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- at
- of
- …
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ashamed to do something unwilling to do something because of shame or fear of feeling embarrassed
- I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her.
- I cried at the end and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
- He felt ashamed to let her see him in this state.
- You act as if you're ashamed to be seen with me.
More Like This Adjectives that do not come before a noun
Adjectives that do not come before a noun
- afloat
- addicted
- afraid
- alike
- alive
- alone
- ashamed
- asleep
- awake

Word OriginOld English āscamod, past participle of āscamian ‘feel shame’, from ā- (as an intensifier) + the verb shame.

单词	ashamed
释义	ashamed adjective /əˈʃeɪmd/ /əˈʃeɪmd/ [not before noun] jump to other results 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. Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. We must stop being afraid or ashamed of what we are. ashamed of somebody His daughter looked such a mess that he was ashamed of her. ashamed of yourself You should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies. You ought to be thoroughly ashamed of yourselves. ashamed that… I feel almost ashamed that I've been so lucky. ashamed to be something The football riots made me ashamed to be English. You act as if you’re ashamed to be seen with me. Which Word? ashamed / embarrassedashamed / embarrassed You feel ashamed when you feel guilty because of something wrong that you have deliberately done: You should be ashamed of treating your daughter like that. Do not use ashamed when you are talking about something that is not very serious or important: I am sorry that I forgot to buy the milk. I am ashamed that I forgot to buy the milk. You feel embarrassed when you have made a mistake or done something stupid or feel uncomfortable in front of other people: I was embarrassed about forgetting his name. Wordfinder amends apologize ashamed embarrassed forgive regret remorse repent sorry sympathy Extra Examples Then she smiled and Rose was instantly ashamed of her jealous feelings. She was ashamed of what she had done. His foul-mouthed way of speaking made me ashamed of him. I've done nothing to be ashamed about. Topics Feelingsb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb deeply really very … preposition about at of … See full entry ashamed to do something unwilling to do something because of shame or fear of feeling embarrassed I'm ashamed to say that I lied to her. I cried at the end and I'm not ashamed to admit it. He felt ashamed to let her see him in this state. You act as if you're ashamed to be seen with me. More Like This Adjectives that do not come before a nounAdjectives that do not come before a noun afloat addicted afraid alike alive alone ashamed asleep awake Word OriginOld English āscamod, past participle of āscamian ‘feel shame’, from ā- (as an intensifier) + the verb shame.
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