as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
the shamed look of someone who knows that he is being given credit he doesn't deserve
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as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes
shamed the family name with his conviction for embezzlement
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Recent Examples of shamed
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Felder also recalls being fat-shamed during an exam in the past, which left her in no hurry to go back.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
ABC News, 10 June 2026
The rest of us were shamed by omission.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The former quarterback turned race-baiter, who shamed his White parents who adopted him.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026
One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The Cleveland fan eventually was shamed by the internet into giving the girl the ball.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Teen parents have been shamed and stigmatized.
—Riley J. Steiner, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
The Avalanche, however wounded, however shamed, however desperate, surely know better than to cross it.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Felder also recalls being fat-shamed during an exam in the past, which left her in no hurry to go back.
—Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
The shamed film producer was booked in 2015 alongside others, including David Tennant and Olivia Colman.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
The shamed 41-year-old was about to be added to the list of footballers, or ex-footballers, who had been imprisoned for being enticed into the Dutch criminal underworld.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Verb
The crisis shamed the government, which was forced by its ombudsman to shutter the makeshift camp and relocate the migrants.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
The rest of us were shamed by omission.
—Laura Washington, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
The former quarterback turned race-baiter, who shamed his White parents who adopted him.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Others felt her comments oversimplified a complex issue and unfairly shamed Black women who choose to wear wigs and weaves.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026
One dancer also claimed she was shamed for her weight.
—Kelsie Hoffman, CBS News, 4 May 2026
The Cleveland fan eventually was shamed by the internet into giving the girl the ball.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
On social media, fans shared the video and shamed the man for his behavior, with some looking to make his identity public.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Teen parents have been shamed and stigmatized.
—Riley J. Steiner, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamed
Adjective
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The man accused of driving drunk and killing a Nassau County police officer in January has changed his plea to guilty.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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The Justice Department also noted that Ereg's wife, Najmo Ahmed, who worked at the business and received payroll payments directly from Feeding Our Future, pleaded guilty last year to money laundering charges and is scheduled to be sentenced later this month.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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In the ongoing fight for women’s equal rights, Pawol had proved a female baseball umpire can be second-guessed, proved wrong and humiliated by technology and mocked by howling fans on social media just like a man can.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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Villanova humiliated UConn, winning 81-61, after building out a 31-point lead.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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The experience left her feeling ashamed and fearful of being judged.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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At their most effective, residential schools left Survivors ashamed and confused about being Indigenous.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Those accusations have long been discredited.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
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After the war, his goalscoring statistics were deleted and his achievements were discredited, with the Polish press labelling him as mentally unstable and an alcoholic.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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But Americans don’t want to see the home team embarrassed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Some fans weighed in on his outfit choice on social media, sparking conversations about if the actor might have embarrassed his wife.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
InStyle,
27 May 2026
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“Shamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamed. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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