ashamed

B1
US /əˈʃeɪmd/
adj verb Freq #2021

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Feeling shame or guilt.

    They ſhal be turned backe : they ſhal be greatly aſhamed, that truſt in grauẽ images, and ſay to the molten images, Ye are our gods.

  2. 2
    adj

    feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

  3. 3
    verb

    simple past and past participle of ashame

Etymology

From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċamod, past participle of Old English āsċamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed.

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Synonyms
1 adj · feeling shame or guilt. abashed
Opposites

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