ashamed

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Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈʃeɪmd/

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Adjective

Positive ashamed

Comparative more ashamed

Superlative most ashamed

1. Feeling shame or guilt.

   You should be ashamed of yourself for hitting your sister.

   I'm ashamed at how I behaved today; I shouldn't have yelled at you.

   John has always been ashamed of his large birthmark.

Verb

Plain form ashame

Third-person singular ashames

Past tense ashamed

Past participle ashamed

Present participle ashaming

1. The past tense and past participle of ashame.