Ashamed

//əˈʃeɪmd// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Feeling shame or guilt.

    "They ſhal be turned backe : they ſhal be greatly aſhamed, that truſt in grauẽ images, and ſay to the molten images, Ye are our gods."

Adjective
  1. 1
    feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ashame form-of, participle, past

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċamod, past participle of Old English āsċamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċamod, past participle of Old English āsċamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed.

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