ashamed
/əˈʃeɪmd/ adjDefinition
› feeling bad because you are aware that others know that you or someone connected with you has done something wrong or embarrassing: [+ to infinitive] Pedro was never ashamed to admit his mistakes. I felt deeply ashamed for my father’s impoliteness. You have nothing to be ashamed of. [+ to infinitive] She was ashamed to ask her brother for money.
(Definition of ashamed adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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