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Ashamed
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Ashamed
/əˈʃeɪmd/
Feeling embarrassed or guilty because of something one has done or a quality they possess
Synonyms:
embarrassed
guilty
mortified
humiliated
abashed
Antonyms:
proud
unashamed
unapologetic
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:
Middle English, past participle of
ashame
, from Old English
āscamian
, meaning to feel shame.
Usage Statistics:
12 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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