ashamed

ashamed
adj
1. embarrassed, humiliated, mortified, abashed, humbled, chagrined, chapfallen; distressed, discomforted, uneasy, disconcerted, out of countenance; discomposed, confused, perplexed, bewildered; put down, brought down, degraded, disgraced, dishonored; put to the blush, redfaced, Inf. red, sheepish, exposed, naked, stripped.
2. conscience-stricken, shamefaced, guilty, hangdog, remorseful, with one's tail between one's legs; disappointed or displeased in oneself.
3. unwilling, restrained, reserved, deterred, reluctant; bashful, modest, meek, shy, self-conscious, Archaic. verecund; decent, proper, innocent, chaste, virginal, pure; prudish, squeamish.

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  • ashamed */*/ — UK [əˈʃeɪmd] / US adjective feeling guilty or embarrassed because you have done something wrong, or think that you have not reached a standard that people expect I regret the incident and am deeply ashamed and embarrassed. ashamed of: He s… …   English dictionary

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