a|sham´ed|ness

a|sham´ed|ness
a|shamed «uh SHAYMD», adjective.
1. feeling shame; disturbed or uncomfortable because one has done something wrong, improper, or silly; feeling embarrassed or disgraced: »

I was ashamed when I cried at the movies. The poor girl was ashamed of her ragged dress.

2. unwilling because of fear of shame; held back by the belief that shame would be felt: »

He was ashamed to tell his mother he had failed. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong (Alexander Pope).

╂[Old English asceamod, past participle of asceamian feel shame < a- on + sceamu shame]
–a|sham´ed|ly, adverb.
–a|sham´ed|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1 Ashamed, humiliated, mortified, chagrined mean feeling embarrassed and disgraced. Ashamed emphasizes a feeling of having disgraced oneself by doing something wrong, improper, or foolish: »

Later, he felt ashamed at his lack of self-control.

Humiliated emphasizes a painful feeling of being lowered and shamed in the eyes of others: »

Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present.

Mortified means feeling greatly embarrassed and humiliated, sometimes ashamed: »

He was mortified when he forgot his speech.

Chagrined means embarrassed and annoyed or disappointed: »

I was chagrined to find that I had left the tickets at home.


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