Ashamed
adjective
Feeling sorry or guilty for something wrong you have done.
I was too ashamed to admit I had failed.
Often appears as...
- ashamed of oneself
- deeply ashamed
adjective
Feeling embarrassed or uneasy because you know that what you have done is wrong.
She was ashamed that she had lied to her friends.
Often appears as...
- ashamed to admit
- ashamed to confess
adjective
Used to refer to someone or something that has caused you to feel ashamed or embarrassed.
His drunk behavior was an ashamed incident.
Often appears as...
- ashamed incident
- ashamed moment
adjective
Feeling sorry or guilty for something wrong you have done.
I was too ashamed to admit I had failed.
Often appears as...
- ashamed of oneself
- deeply ashamed
adjective
Feeling embarrassed or uneasy because you know that what you have done is wrong.
She was ashamed that she had lied to her friends.
Often appears as...
- ashamed to admit
- ashamed to confess
adjective
Used to refer to someone or something that has caused you to feel ashamed or embarrassed.
His drunk behavior was an ashamed incident.
Often appears as...
- ashamed incident
- ashamed moment
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Guilt Reflection
Use 'ashamed' when expressing personal guilt for your own actions or mistakes.
She felt ashamed for breaking her mother's vase.
Pro Tip 2/3Self-Disappointment
'Ashamed' often reflects a disappointment in oneself, not just fear of others' judgments.
He was ashamed of his poor performance, even though nobody else knew.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity Marker
'Deeply ashamed' indicates a strong feeling of guilt, used in serious or hurtful situations.
After the scandal, the politician was deeply ashamed.
Pro Tip 1/3Guilt Reflection
Use 'ashamed' when expressing personal guilt for your own actions or mistakes.
She felt ashamed for breaking her mother's vase.
Pro Tip 2/3Self-Disappointment
'Ashamed' often reflects a disappointment in oneself, not just fear of others' judgments.
He was ashamed of his poor performance, even though nobody else knew.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity Marker
'Deeply ashamed' indicates a strong feeling of guilt, used in serious or hurtful situations.
After the scandal, the politician was deeply ashamed.
Pro Tip 1/3Guilt Reflection
Use 'ashamed' when expressing personal guilt for your own actions or mistakes.
She felt ashamed for breaking her mother's vase.
Pro Tip 2/3Self-Disappointment
'Ashamed' often reflects a disappointment in oneself, not just fear of others' judgments.
He was ashamed of his poor performance, even though nobody else knew.
Pro Tip 3/3Severity Marker
'Deeply ashamed' indicates a strong feeling of guilt, used in serious or hurtful situations.
After the scandal, the politician was deeply ashamed.
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United by Ping Pong,...
went to jail a couple of times I said never again and now I might be a little bit older but I don't get in trouble do anything wrong I never was a thief or I just never was a really bad person I got back to being wrong supposed to be I'm not ashamed of it it is what it is but I've grown I don't stay stagnating and
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A guerilla gardener in...
and I told them, you know, you don't have to do this like this. This is on the street for a reason. It made me feel ashamed to see people that were this close to me that were hungry, and this only reinforced why I do this, and people asked me, "Fin, aren't you afraid
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What is depression? -...
You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed,
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Daydreaming: The bridge...
was made to feel ashamed for how my mind works how I solved problems and absorbed information and it took me a long time to really own the way my mind work and stop apologizing for how it engages with the world most of you here know me for
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This could be why you're...
I didn't understand why it was happening, I felt quite ashamed of it. And my doctor told me a story that I now realize was well-intentioned, but quite oversimplified. Not totally wrong. My doctor said, "We know why people get like this.
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Let's talk about sex -...
That was the worst year. I was obsessively curious about sex and also deeply ashamed by it. It wasn't my only problem, of course, not by a long shot, but it was the beginning of a downward spiral. And my bad luck was to hit bottom
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The way we think about...
Yet, how many times have you heard a man ashamed about something like this? Imagine a world where we could live in a society that teaches us not to have shame about the things that our bodies do or do not do.
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What it's really like to...
And this is something that I agree to completely. If autism was seen as part of a natural human spectrum, then the world could be designed to work better for autistic people. I am not ashamed of my autism.
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Dinosaurs: The Facts and...
instance ashamed walking on all four legs but we now know he would have been bipedal he would have stood on just his hind legs and his four legs would have been quite small and lifted right up off
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The price of shame PIPE...
being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself, a self I don't even recognize.
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United by Ping Pong,...
went to jail a couple of times I said never again and now I might be a little bit older but I don't get in trouble do anything wrong I never was a thief or I just never was a really bad person I got back to being wrong supposed to be I'm not ashamed of it it is what it is but I've grown I don't stay stagnating and
Video examples
A guerilla gardener in...
and I told them, you know, you don't have to do this like this. This is on the street for a reason. It made me feel ashamed to see people that were this close to me that were hungry, and this only reinforced why I do this, and people asked me, "Fin, aren't you afraid
Video examples
What is depression? -...
You might even offer to help with specific tasks, like looking up therapists in the area, or making a list of questions to ask a doctor. To someone with depression, these first steps can seem insurmountable. If they feel guilty or ashamed,
Video examples
Daydreaming: The bridge...
was made to feel ashamed for how my mind works how I solved problems and absorbed information and it took me a long time to really own the way my mind work and stop apologizing for how it engages with the world most of you here know me for
Video examples
This could be why you're...
I didn't understand why it was happening, I felt quite ashamed of it. And my doctor told me a story that I now realize was well-intentioned, but quite oversimplified. Not totally wrong. My doctor said, "We know why people get like this.
Video examples
Let's talk about sex -...
That was the worst year. I was obsessively curious about sex and also deeply ashamed by it. It wasn't my only problem, of course, not by a long shot, but it was the beginning of a downward spiral. And my bad luck was to hit bottom
Video examples
The way we think about...
Yet, how many times have you heard a man ashamed about something like this? Imagine a world where we could live in a society that teaches us not to have shame about the things that our bodies do or do not do.
Video examples
What it's really like to...
And this is something that I agree to completely. If autism was seen as part of a natural human spectrum, then the world could be designed to work better for autistic people. I am not ashamed of my autism.
Video examples
Dinosaurs: The Facts and...
instance ashamed walking on all four legs but we now know he would have been bipedal he would have stood on just his hind legs and his four legs would have been quite small and lifted right up off
Video examples
The price of shame PIPE...
being cruel, unforgiving, uncouth; listen, deeply, deeply ashamed, to the worst version of myself, a self I don't even recognize.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I don't think you should be ashamed of anybody that you know that has AIDS. You should stand as close to them as you can and help them out as much as you can. I'm a strong believer in that and that's why I try to do that for everyone I know that has the virus.
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Drew Barrymore
American Actress
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.
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Alexander Pope
English Poet
No one should be ashamed to admit he is wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
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Madam C. J. Walker
American Activist
I am not ashamed of my past; I am not ashamed of my humble beginnings.
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Roger Moore
English Actor
Some of the things I've done in my life I'm ashamed of.
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Andrei Platonov
Russian Writer
Without truth I feel ashamed to be alive.
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Benny Gantz
Israeli Politician
We're not ashamed to use the word 'peace.
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Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
I'm not ashamed of my personal life.
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Marsha P. Johnson
American Celebrity
I don't think you should be ashamed of anybody that you know that has AIDS. You should stand as close to them as you can and help them out as much as you can. I'm a strong believer in that and that's why I try to do that for everyone I know that has the virus.
Quote examples
Drew Barrymore
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Alexander Pope
English Poet
No one should be ashamed to admit he is wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
Quote examples
Richard Bach
American Novelist
Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is not true.
Quote examples
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them.
Quote examples
Madam C. J. Walker
American Activist
I am not ashamed of my past; I am not ashamed of my humble beginnings.
Quote examples
Roger Moore
English Actor
Some of the things I've done in my life I'm ashamed of.
Quote examples
Andrei Platonov
Russian Writer
Without truth I feel ashamed to be alive.
Quote examples
Benny Gantz
Israeli Politician
We're not ashamed to use the word 'peace.
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Lindsey Buckingham
American Musician
I'm not ashamed of my personal life.
Example 1 of 10
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