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ashamed

 
 
/əˈʃeɪmd/ adjective

Translation

feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done
utanmış, mahcup
You've got nothing to be ashamed of. [+ to do sth] He was ashamed to admit his mistake.1019
be ashamed of sb to be angry and disappointed with a family member or friend because they have behaved badly
birinden utanmak, mahcup olmak
He was so rude to Phil - I was ashamed of him.1019
(Definition of ashamed adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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