as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
was ashamed that she had lied to the interviewer wearing a very ashamed look
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Recent Examples of ashamed
Emotions involved in career loss and grief are signals that provide information, not failures to suppress or be ashamed of.
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Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Krawiec said those services help her focus on school without feeling ashamed for asking for help.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Sarah’s sister, the missing girl’s mother, prays with desperate hope for her own child, yet feels ashamed—a heartbreakingly human reaction in the face of such horror.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Why shouldn’t people be ashamed of things?
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
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Kathy Caprino, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Krawiec said those services help her focus on school without feeling ashamed for asking for help.
—Nick Lunemann, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Sarah’s sister, the missing girl’s mother, prays with desperate hope for her own child, yet feels ashamed—a heartbreakingly human reaction in the face of such horror.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Why shouldn’t people be ashamed of things?
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashamed
guilty
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Norman Macksoni, 47, pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and possession of extreme images.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Bartelt was found guilty in Blodgett's death, and sentenced to life in prison without parole, despite his defense maintaining his innocence.—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Ashamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashamed. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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