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Ashamed

/əˈʃeɪmd/
Feeling guilty or embarrassed about something that you have done or a quality you believe is discrediting.

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Examples:

And I was so ashamed.

'I am not ashamed of myself, Snevellicci is my name;

He's ashamed of himself – his sin against her.

Etymology:

etymology
Originates from the Old English āscamod, related to the Old Norse skömm, which means shame or disgrace, and evolved into Middle English as ashamed.

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