ashamed
21ashamed — adjective 1) she felt ashamed that she had hit him Syn: sorry, shamefaced, sheepish, guilty, contrite, remorseful, regretful, mortified, humiliated 2) he was ashamed to admit it Syn: reluctant …
22ashamed — a•shamed [[t]əˈʃeɪmd[/t]] adj. 1) feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace 2) unwilling or restrained because of fear of shame, ridicule, or disapproval: They were ashamed to show their work[/ex] •… …
23ashamed — [OE] Ashamed is an Old English compound, formed ultimately from the noun scamu ‘shame’. The verb derived from this, scamian, meant ‘feel shame’ as well as (as in modern English) ‘put to shame’, and in this sense the intensive prefix ā was added… …
24ashamed — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āscamod, past participle of āscamian to shame, from ā (perfective prefix) + scamian to shame more at abide, shame Date: before 12th century 1. a. feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace …
25ashamed — adjective feeling embarrassed or guilty: she felt ashamed that she had hit him. Derivatives ashamedly adverb Origin OE āscamod, past participle of āscamian feel shame , from ā (as an intensifier) + shame …
26ashamed — adjective I was too ashamed to return her call Syn: sorry, shamefaced, abashed, sheepish, guilty, contrite, remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful, rueful, apologetic; embarrassed, mortified, humiliated, chagrined, discomfited; rare… …
27ashamed — Hilahila, ōhila, ho opalai, manīne. ♦ To make ashamed, ho ohilahila …
28ashamed - embarrassed — ◊ ashamed If you are ashamed, you feel guilty because you believe you have done something wrong or unacceptable. She had behaved badly and was ashamed. They were ashamed to tell their people how they had been cheated. You say that someone is… …
29ashamed of, ashamed for — Ordinarily, use ashamed of: I am ashamed of myself (of them, of their deed). Use ashamed for only when referring to someone who should be, but isn t, ashamed of himself: I am ashamed for the team s action …
30ashamed — adjective Feeling shame or guilt. Ant: proud …
