ashamed
[adjective]
Synonyms: embarrassed, distressed, guilty, humiliated, mortified, remorseful, shamefaced, sheepish, sorry

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Antonyms: proud
Contrasted words: arrogant, assured, overbearing, self-assured, vain, vainglorious
Related Idioms: unable to show one's face
Related Words: abashed, discomfited, embarrassed, abased, humbled, humiliated, abject, hangdog, mean, contrite, penitent, repentant

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English Thesaurus: ashamed, humiliated, mortified, shamefaced, feel guilty, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

a‧shamed S3 /əˈʃeɪmd/ adjective [not before noun]
[Word Family: noun: shame, shamefulness, shamelessness; adjective: ashamed ≠ unashamed, shameful, shameless; verb: shame; adverb: shamefully ≠ shamelessly]

1. feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done
ashamed of/at
I felt ashamed of the things I’d said to him.
be ashamed to do something
I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve never read any of his books.
ashamed that
She felt ashamed that she had missed her sister’s wedding.
deeply/bitterly/thoroughly ashamed
Alan was deeply ashamed when he remembered what he’d said.
Everyone cries sometimes – it’s nothing to be ashamed of.
be/feel ashamed of yourself
You should be ashamed of yourself.

2. feeling uncomfortable because someone does something that embarrasses you
ashamed of
Many children feel ashamed of their parents.
ashamed to be/do something
Their behaviour makes me ashamed to be British.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

ashamed
adj.
VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | make sb His foul-mouthed way of speaking made me ashamed of him.
ADV. deeply, really, terribly, very | thoroughly | a little, rather, slightly, somewhat | bitterly | instantly, suddenly Then she smiled and Rose was instantly ashamed of her jealous feelings.
PREP. about I've done nothing to be ashamed about.
at He was slightly ashamed at having run away.
of She was ashamed of what she had done.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

ashamed
adjective
BAD: I always feel ashamed when I have to speak in public.
GOOD: I always feel embarrassed when I have to speak in public.

Usage Note:
ashamed = guilty and disgusted with yourself because of something (bad) that you have done: 'Anyone who steals from the poor should be ashamed of themselves.'
embarrassed = feeling socially uncomfortable or anxious: 'You can imagine how embarrassed I felt when I couldn't pay the bill.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲

ashamed [not before noun] feeling very sorry and embarrassed because of something you have done, or someone connected with you has done:
You should be ashamed of yourself.
She felt deeply ashamed of her son’s behaviour.
humiliated [not before noun] very ashamed and upset, because someone has made you look weak or stupid, especially in front of other people:
I came out of the class feeling humiliated.
mortified /ˈmɔːtəfaɪd, ˈmɔːtɪfaɪd $ ˈmɔːr-/ extremely ashamed and embarrassed, especially about something you have done accidentally:
She’ll be mortified when she realizes her mistake.
a mortified expression
shamefaced showing by the expression on your face that you are ashamed about something:
Paul came into my office looking shamefaced and apologized for what he had done.
feel guilty (also feel bad especially spoken) to feel worried and unhappy because you know that you have done something wrong. Feel bad is more informal than feel guilty:
He felt guilty about lying to his parents.
I felt bad about letting the team down.
lose face to lose people’s respect for you, especially by doing something that makes you look weak or stupid in front of other people:
He feels he’ll lose face if he admits to his staff that he was wrong.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲