ashamed
English
Etymology
From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċeamod, past participle of Old English āsċeamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈʃeɪmd/
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Adjective
ashamed (comparative more ashamed, superlative most ashamed)
- Feeling shame or guilt.
- Horace Mann, Address at Antioch College, 1859
- Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
- Horace Mann, Address at Antioch College, 1859
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Translations
feeling shame or guilt
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Verb
ashamed
- simple past tense and past participle of ashame
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