adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/əˈʃeɪmd/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 SH EY1 M D
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Feeling shame or guilt.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of ashame
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English ashamed, aschamed, from Old English āsċamod, past participle of Old English āsċamian (“to be ashamed”), equivalent to a- + shame + -ed.
Across languages
Translations
62 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
خَجْلَان
(ḵajlān)
— feeling shame or guilt
Arabic:
خَجُول
(ḵajūl)
— feeling shame or guilt
Arabic:
مكسوف
(maksūf)
— feeling shame or guilt
Arabic:
خجلان
(ḵajlān)
— feeling shame or guilt
Belarusian:
прысаро́млены
(prysarómljeny)
— feeling shame or guilt
Breton:
mezhek
— feeling shame or guilt
Bulgarian:
засрамен
(zasramen)
— feeling shame or guilt
Catalan:
avergonyit
— feeling shame or guilt
Chinese Mandarin:
慚愧 /惭愧
(cánkuì)
— feeling shame or guilt
Chinese Mandarin:
羞愧
(xiūkuì)
— feeling shame or guilt
Czech:
zahanbený
— feeling shame or guilt
Danish:
skamfuld
— feeling shame or guilt
Dutch:
beschaamd
— feeling shame or guilt
Esperanto:
honta
— feeling shame or guilt
Esperanto:
hontema
— feeling shame or guilt
Finnish:
häpeissään
— feeling shame or guilt
Finnish:
nolostunut
— feeling shame or guilt
French:
honteux
— feeling shame or guilt
Georgian:
შერცხვენილი
(šercxvenili)
— feeling shame or guilt
Georgian:
დარცხვენილი
(darcxvenili)
— feeling shame or guilt
German:
beschämt
— feeling shame or guilt
Greek:
αισχρός
(aischrós)
— feeling shame or guilt
Greek:
επονείδιστος
(eponeídistos)
— feeling shame or guilt
Ancient Greek:
αἰσχῡ́νομαι
(aiskhū́nomai)
— feeling shame or guilt
Ancient Greek:
αἰδέομαι
(aidéomai)
— feeling shame or guilt
Hindi:
शर्मिंदा
(śarmindā)
— feeling shame or guilt
Hungarian:
szégyell
— feeling shame or guilt
Hungarian:
szégyenkezik
— feeling shame or guilt
Ido:
shamanta
— feeling shame or guilt
Irish:
náirithe
— feeling shame or guilt
Irish:
náire a bheith ort
— feeling shame or guilt
Irish:
is náir leat
— feeling shame or guilt
Japanese:
恥ずかしい
(hazukashii)
— feeling shame or guilt
Northern Kurdish:
şermezar
— feeling shame or guilt
Northern Kurdish:
rûreş
— feeling shame or guilt
Latin:
pudefactus
— feeling shame or guilt
Māori:
aniu
— feeling shame or guilt
Marathi:
लज्जित
(lajjit)
— feeling shame or guilt
Navajo:
baa yánízin
— feeling shame or guilt
Norwegian Bokmål:
skamfull
— feeling shame or guilt
Norwegian Nynorsk:
skamfull
— feeling shame or guilt
Persian:
خجالتزده
(xejâlat-zade)
— feeling shame or guilt
Persian:
سرافکنده
(sar-afkande)
— feeling shame or guilt
Persian:
شرمنده
(šarmande)
— feeling shame or guilt
Polish:
zawstydzony
— feeling shame or guilt
Portuguese:
envergonhado
— feeling shame or guilt
Portuguese:
avergonhado
— feeling shame or guilt
Romanian:
rușinat
— feeling shame or guilt
Russian:
присты́женный
(pristýžennyj)
— feeling shame or guilt
Russian:
сты́дно
(stýdno)
— feeling shame or guilt
Russian:
со́вестно
(sóvestno)
— feeling shame or guilt
Serbo-Croatian:
pòsrāmljen
— feeling shame or guilt
Serbo-Croatian:
pòstīđen
— feeling shame or guilt
Spanish:
avergonzado
— feeling shame or guilt
Spanish:
abochornado
— feeling shame or guilt
Spanish:
apenado
— feeling shame or guilt
Swedish:
skamsen
— feeling shame or guilt
Tetum:
moe
— feeling shame or guilt
Ottoman Turkish:
محجوب
(mahcub)
— feeling shame or guilt
Ukrainian:
присоро́млений
(prysorómlenyj)
— feeling shame or guilt