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ASHAMED

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Dictionary entry overview: What does ashamed mean?

• ASHAMED (adjective)
The adjective ASHAMED has 1 sense:

1. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

Familiarity information: ASHAMED used as an adjective is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ASHAMED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

Context examples:

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

Similar:

discredited; disgraced; dishonored; shamed (suffering shame)

embarrassed; humiliated; mortified (made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride)

guilty; hangdog; shamed; shamefaced (showing a sense of guilt)

shamefaced; sheepish (showing a sense of shame)

Also:

penitent; repentant (feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds)

Antonym:

unashamed (used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame)

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