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I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside.
Joseph Brodsky

Meaning of "ashamed" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASHAMED

Old English āscamod, past participle of āscamian to shame, from scamushame.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASHAMED

ashamed  [əˈʃeɪmd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASHAMED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ashamed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ASHAMED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ashamed

Shame

Shame is, variously, an affect, emotion, cognition, state, or condition. The roots of the word shame are thought to derive from an older word meaning "to cover"; as such, covering oneself, literally or figuratively, is a natural expression of shame. Nineteenth century scientist Charles Darwin, in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, described shame affect as consisting of blushing, confusion of mind, downward cast eyes, slack posture, and lowered head, and he noted observations of shame affect in human populations worldwide. He also noted the sense of warmth or heat occurring in intense shame. A "sense of shame" is the consciousness or awareness of shame as a state or condition. Such shame cognition may occur as a result of the experience of shame affect or, more generally, in any situation of embarrassment, dishonor, disgrace, inadequacy, humiliation, or chagrin. A condition or state of shame may also be assigned externally, by others, regardless of one's own experience or awareness. "To shame" generally means to actively assign or communicate a state of shame to another.

Definition of ashamed in the English dictionary

The first definition of ashamed in the dictionary is overcome with shame, guilt, or remorse. Other definition of ashamed is suffering from feelings of inferiority or shame in relation to. Ashamed is also unwilling through fear of humiliation, shame, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASHAMED


above-named
əˈbʌvˌneɪmd
acclaimed
əˈkleɪmd
agnamed
ˈæɡneɪmd
blamed
bleɪmd
famed
feɪmd
first-named
ˈfɜːstˌneɪmd
forenamed
ˈfɔːˌneɪmd
inflamed
ɪnˈfleɪmd
misnamed
ˈmɪsˈneɪmd
timber-framed
ˈtɪmbəˌfreɪmd
unaimed
ʌnˈeɪmd
unashamed
ˌʌnəˈʃeɪmd
unblamed
ʌnˈbleɪmd
unclaimed
ʌnˈkleɪmd
undernamed
ˌʌndəˈneɪmd
unframed
ʌnˈfreɪmd
unmaimed
ʌnˈmeɪmd
unnamed
ʌnˈneɪmd
unreclaimed
ˌʌnrɪˈkleɪmd
untamed
ʌnˈteɪmd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASHAMED

ash bin
ash blond
ash can
Ash Can School
ash pan
Ash Wednesday
ash-coloured
ash-leaved maple
ashake
ashame
ashamedly
ashamedness
Ashanti
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
ashcake
Ashcroft
Ashdod
Ashdown
Ashe
ashen

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASHAMED

accustomed
armed
assumed
beamed
confirmed
informed
lamed
melamed
Mohammed
overwhelmed
seamed
slammed
steamed
sunbeamed
themed
timed
trimmed
undreamed
unfamed
unstreamed

Synonyms and antonyms of ashamed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASHAMED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ashamed» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ashamed

Translation of «ashamed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASHAMED

Find out the translation of ashamed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ashamed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ashamed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

羞愧的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

avergonzado
570 millions of speakers

English

ashamed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शर्म आती है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَجْلان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пристыженный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

envergonhado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লজ্জিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

honteux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schamerfüllt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恥じて
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부끄러워 하는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mamang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xấu hổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெட்கப்பட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

utanmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vergognarsi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zawstydzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

присоромлений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rușinat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ντροπιασμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skamsen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skamfull
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ashamed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASHAMED»

The term «ashamed» is very widely used and occupies the 20.153 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASHAMED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ashamed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ashamed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ashamed

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10 QUOTES WITH «ASHAMED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ashamed.
1
Lily Allen
I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.
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Richard Attenborough
David has asked me, a number of people have asked me and said, What performance do you like best or what's the best film you've made and so on and I don't really have any hesitation that the film I'm least embarrassed by and ashamed of or uneasy about is Shadowlands.
3
Sebastian Bach
Bret Michaels and Dee Snider and I know how to step on a stage and front a band, and we're not ashamed to. We're not shoe gazers.
4
Stephen Baker
When you get released from the NFL it's not a pleasant experience and I may have sulked for about two or three years. Then I was like, 'You know what? It's time to get back on the wagon.' I have nothing to be ashamed of.
5
Drew Barrymore
I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I'm actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.
6
Shane Black
I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up.
7
Emily Blunt
It's nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter.
8
Sean Brady
Looking back, I am ashamed that I have not always upheld the values that I profess and believe in.
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Donna Brazile
I am ashamed of some of Democrats in my own party.
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Joseph Brodsky
I do not believe in political movements. I believe in personal movement, that movement of the soul when a man who looks at himself is so ashamed that he tries to make some sort of change - within himself, not on the outside.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASHAMED»

Discover the use of ashamed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ashamed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Naked And Not Ashamed: We've Been Afraid to Reveal What God ...
" Be prepared to be challenged by Naked and Not Ashamed as you have never been challenged before! Here bishop T.D. Jakes calls for believers to strip away all layers of superficiality, religious reasonings, and pious pretendings.
T. D. Jakes, 2011
2
Ashamed
Ashamed is the inspirational account of how Laura found the strength to step back from hell, launch a successful business and become a mother to her children once again.
Laura Walsh, 2011
3
Ashamed No More: A Pastor's Journey Through Sex Addiction
But the nature of spiritual growth, even the story of Christian faith, is a matter of being unsettled from the comfortable compromises we've made and set on a course together toward wholeness and mutually supportive community.
T. C. Ryan, 2012
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Ashamed to Die
Not only a call to action and awareness, this is a true story of how persons of faith, enduring love, and limitless forgiveness can inspire others by serving as guides for poor communities facing a public health threat burdened with ...
Andrew J. Skerritt, 2011
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And They Were Not Ashamed: Strengthening Marriage Through ...
As three books in one, this marriage book, sex book, and parenting book uses a fresh and frank approach and shines light and truth on the sanctity of the marital sexual relationship.
Laura M. Brotherson, 2004
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Ashamed of the Gospel: When the Church Becomes Like the World
Issuing a warning against preaching and teaching a candy-coated gospel that neither offends nor convicts anyone, MacArthur challenges readers to return to the roots of the Great Commission. (Revised and expanded edition)
John MacArthur, 2010
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Not Ashamed of the Gospel: Sermons from Paul's Letter to the ...
In this inspiring collection of fifty-one sermons on Romans, Fleming Rutledge presents afresh the radical gospel of Paul.
Fleming Rutledge, 2007
8
I Am Heartily Ashamed: The Revolutionary War's Final ...
"Although this book stands on its own merits, it should be recognized as a sequel to Volume I, A dirty, trifling piece of business, which describes the Canadian campaign of 1781 against the United States' frontiers"--Introd.
Gavin K. Watt, 2010
9
Ashamed of Joseph: Mormon Foundations Crumble
There is clear evidence that the Latter Day Saints have moved away from Joseph Smith to appear Christian.
Charles Arthur Crane, Steven A. Crane, 1993
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Not Ashamed: The Story of Jews for Jesus
Not Ashamed: The Story of Jews for Jesus chronicles the exciting birth and development of this high-powered evangelistic movement.
Ruth Tucker, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASHAMED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ashamed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Paul Krugman: Europe should be ashamed of its “campaign of …
On Monday, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman discussed the “shameful” attempt by the European Union to impose further austerity ... «Salon, Jul 15»
2
Mum made to feel 'ashamed' over breastfeeding in pool
Holly Mayes said: "I felt like I was ashamed because I felt like I was being made to feel like I was doing something wrong, and I wasn't. «ITV News, Jul 15»
3
Cameron Smith shouldn't feel ashamed but he can admit he …
CAMERON Smith should not feel ashamed of his actions the day Alex McKinnon went down — but he should apologise for them anyway. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
4
Zoe gets prudish about about a Karma Sutra game on Love Island …
"I'm so ashamed of my behaviour in this villa, I would never behave this way in the outside world… for me it's something that's really ... «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
5
Imran Khan should be ashamed of telling lies, says Pervez Rasheed
Imran Khan should be ashamed over his false claim of rigging in election, he said. The Minister said that Imran Khan is not regretting even ... «ARY NEWS, Jul 15»
6
Greece Should Vote Yes and Europe Should Be Ashamed
If I had a vote in Sunday's referendum in Greece, which way would I cast it? With a heavy heart, I'd vote yes. Greeks are being asked whether to ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
7
Danniella Westbrook: 'I'm ashamed about becoming addicted'
Her hugely publicised battle against drug addiction saw her ditch her partying ways a decade ago, but it seems Danniella Westbrook has hit ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
8
Roadshow: 'San Jose should be ashamed' of this alleged street
Q Before I turned onto Silver Creek Valley Road in San Jose and headed south, I bought a cup of coffee at the Canyon Creek Shopping Center. «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
9
Girl loses 7st after being ashamed of her graduation photos
A student who ballooned to 19st 5lb after living on takeaways, ready meals and sugary snacks was given a wake-up call about her unhealthy ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Letters: Letter made me feel ashamed
... inconsiderate and disturbing treatment that he received on his last visit to Quebec. I have never been more ashamed to live in this province. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»

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