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ashamed
feeling bad or guilty about something you did
Synonyms
- guilty
- remorseful
- sorry
Antonyms
- proud
- unashamed
ashamed in a sentence
Maya felt ashamed after blaming her brother for the mess she made.
Ben looked ashamed when he returned the library book he had damaged.
Where it comes from
From Old English āscamian 'to feel shame'
Memory hook
Ashamed contains shame, the bad feeling after doing wrong.
Read it in context
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