Ashamed | Mean of ashamed in English Dictionary

/əˈʃeɪmd/

• feeling shame or guilt
1. She was ashamed that she hit her brother. = She felt ashamed for/about hitting her brother.
2. You ought to be ashamed!
3. You ought to be ashamed of yourself!
4. He was deeply ashamed of his behavior at the company party.
5. I'm not ashamed of what I did. There's nothing to be ashamed of.
6. I can't believe that you behaved so rudely. I'm ashamed of you!
• not wanting to do something because of shame or embarrassment
1. I can't believe that you behaved so rudely. I'm ashamed to be seen with you!
2. We were too ashamed to go back to school. [=we didn't go back to school because we were too embarrassed]
3. I'm ashamed [=embarrassed] to admit it, but I still don't know how to ride a bicycle. = I'm ashamed to say I still don't know how to ride a bicycle.