Definition of ashamed in English:

adjective

• 1Embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations.

  ‘you should be ashamed of yourself’

  ‘his clothes and manners made me ashamed of him’

  with clause ‘she felt ashamed that she had hit him’

  More example sentences

  • ‘I felt so ashamed and so guilty, and I almost just wanted to die because of what I had done to my kids.’
  • ‘So the children feel guilty and ashamed and, as it's their fault, they don't tell anyone.’
  • ‘On one side, he felt guilty and ashamed, and on the other he just felt angry that it hadn't worked.’
  • ‘It is a wonderful story, not something we should be ashamed of or embarrassed about.’
  • ‘From that, what I have learnt is never to be ashamed of saying you're sorry.’
  • ‘I guess this is the point where I should be contrite and say I was ashamed of myself, but I wasn't.’
  • ‘He said things he knew perfectly well he did not mean, and he was not at all ashamed of owning this strange character trait.’
  • ‘I will admit to smoking the odd joint and I am not embarrassed or ashamed of it.’
  • ‘They were not ashamed of smoking, for instance, but of smoking the wrong brand.’
  • ‘The good politician rolls his logs in public, and is not ashamed of his job.’
  • ‘I have shown people that it is ok, there is nothing to be ashamed of.’
  • ‘Continue being proud of who you are because you have nothing to be ashamed of, and everything to be proud of.’
  • ‘Obviously, Saturday was disappointing because of the result but the players shouldn't be ashamed of their efforts.’
  • ‘I was ashamed of our behaviour, I don't think it was very dignified.’
  • ‘I'd normally be ashamed of writing about a politician's appearance.’
  • ‘I'm still ashamed of how poorly I did on that particular challenge.’
  • ‘I'm not ashamed of doing anything in public, in front of everybody, I don't care.’
  • ‘Look, voting is a privilege as well as a right and if you don't vote, you should be ashamed of yourself.’
  • ‘I know I had something else to be ashamed of, but I can't think of it right now.’
  • ‘While I feel like it is not something to be ashamed of, I am diligently learning to live with this affliction.’

  Synonyms

  sorry, shamefaced, abashed, sheepish, guilty, conscience-stricken, guilt-ridden, contrite, remorseful, repentant, penitent, hangdog, regretful, rueful, apologetic

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  1. 1.1ashamed to do somethingReluctant to do something through fear of embarrassment or humiliation.
     ‘I'm ashamed to say I followed him home’
     ‘I am not ashamed to be seen with them’
     More example sentences

     • ‘People seem ashamed to voice their religious views for fear of being laughed at.’
     • ‘Everyone whose eye I met turned away, as though afraid or ashamed to look at me.’
     • ‘Thomas shook his head, afraid and somewhat ashamed to say that he was in the same class as Anna.’
     • ‘I fear what will happen to us all but I am ashamed to admit I have no hope anymore, too much has been lost.’
     • ‘I'm actually ashamed to say I came from there.’
     Synonyms

     reluctant, loath, unwilling, disinclined, hesitant, indisposed, slow, afraid

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