ashamed

CEFRB1

/əˈʃeɪmd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling guilty, embarrassed, or sorry about something wrong.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of ashame

Examples

  • Aren't you ashamed to talk like that?

  • She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Feeling shame or guilt.

More examples

In context

  • You ought to be ashamed.

  • 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.

  • Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.

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Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After lying to his mother, the young boy felt deeply blank and avoided her gaze.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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