ashamedadjective [ after verb ]
uk/əˈʃeɪmd/us/əˈʃeɪmd/B1 feeling guilty or embarrassed about something you have done or about a quality in your character:
You've got nothing to be ashamed of.
She ought to be thoroughly ashamed of herself - talking to her mother like that!
[ + to infinitive ] He was ashamed to admit to his mistake.
[ + that ] I was ashamed that I'd made so little effort.
I'm ashamed to be seen with you when you behave so badly!
I felt so ashamed of myself for making such a fuss.
I'm so ashamed of you (= embarrassed to be connected with you)!
More examples
- I'm ashamed of you. You're big enough to know better.
- Whoever uprooted that tree ought to be ashamed of themselves.
- You should be ashamed of yourselves.
- I've never been ashamed of my homosexuality.
- I haven't finished my essay, I'm ashamed to say.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ashamed and embarrassed
- abashed
- awkward
- awkwardly
- embarrassed
- embarrassment
- have egg on your face idiom
- humble
- know
- look
- look sb in the eye/face idiom
- meet
- meet sb's eye idiom
- mortification
- mortify
- mortifying
- not know where to put yourself idiom
- shamefaced
- sheepish
See more results »