ashamed
adjective [after verb] /əˈʃeɪmd/Definition
B1 feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or a quality in your character: You've got nothing to be ashamed of. She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that! [+ to infinitive] He was ashamed to admit to his mistake. [+ that] I was ashamed that I'd made so little effort. I'm ashamed to be seen with you when you behave so badly! I felt so ashamed of myself for making such a fuss. I'm so ashamed of you (= embarrassed to be connected with you)!Ashamed and embarrassed
(Definition of ashamed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abashed adjective
- awkward adjective (EMBARRASSING)
- awkwardly adverb (WITH EMBARRASSMENT)
- egg on sb's face idiom
- embarrassed adjective
- embarrassment noun
- hangdog adjective
- meet sb's eye idiom
- mortification noun
- mortified adjective
- mortifying adjective
- not know where to put yourself idiom
- not look sb in the eye/face idiom
- shamefaced adjective
- sheepish adjective
Topic:
Ashamed and embarrassed
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