ashamed
13 points
English
7 letters
Very common
Commonness #2,023
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety. "I am ashamed to beg." Wyclif. All that forsake thee shall be ashamed. Jer. xvii. 13. I began to be ashamed of sitting idle. Johnson. Enough to make us ashamed of our species. Macaulay. An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present. Darwin.
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ʌʃˈeɪmd/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Rhymes
namedclaimedblamedframedaimedshamedtamedproclaimedfamedinflamedmaimedacclaimedunnamedreclaimedrenamedunclaimed
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