Phrase guide

be ashamed

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To feel ashamed. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: አፈረ (ʾäfärä) — feel ashamed
  • Arabic: اِسْتَحَى (istaḥā) — feel ashamed
  • Argobba: ሀፈራ (häfärā) — feel ashamed
  • Belarusian: саро́міцца (sarómicca) — feel ashamed
  • Belarusian: саро́мецца (sarómjecca) — feel ashamed
  • Belarusian: стыдзі́цца (stydzícca) — feel ashamed
  • Bulgarian: срамувам се (sramuvam se) — feel ashamed
  • Chinese Mandarin: (感到)慚愧 /(感到)惭愧 — feel ashamed
  • Czech: stydět se — feel ashamed
  • Czech: hanbit se — feel ashamed
  • Danish: skamme sig — feel ashamed
  • Dutch: zich schamen — feel ashamed
  • Esperanto: honti — feel ashamed
  • Finnish: hävetä — feel ashamed
  • Finnish: olla häpeissään — feel ashamed
  • French: avoir honte — feel ashamed
  • German: sich schämen — feel ashamed
  • Greek: ντρέπομαι (ntrépomai) — feel ashamed
  • Ancient Greek: αἰσχύνομαι (aiskhúnomai) — feel ashamed
  • Hindi: लजाना (lajānā) — feel ashamed
  • Hungarian: szégyelli magát — feel ashamed
  • Hungarian: szégyenkezik — feel ashamed
  • Italian: vergognarsi — feel ashamed
  • Italian: avere vergogna — feel ashamed
  • Japanese: 恥じる (hajiru) — feel ashamed
  • Korean: 부끄러워하다 (bukkeureowohada) — feel ashamed
  • Norwegian: skjemmes — feel ashamed
  • Polish: wstydzić się — feel ashamed
  • Portuguese: envergonhar-se — feel ashamed
  • Romanian: a-i fi rușine — feel ashamed
  • Russian: стыди́ться (stydítʹsja) — feel ashamed
  • Russian: срами́ться (sramítʹsja) — feel ashamed
  • Slovak: hanbiť sa — feel ashamed
  • Spanish: avergonzarse — feel ashamed
  • Swedish: skämmas — feel ashamed
  • Turkish: utanmak — feel ashamed
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوتانماق (utanmak) — feel ashamed
  • Ukrainian: соро́митися (sorómytysja) — feel ashamed
  • Ukrainian: стиди́тися (stydýtysja) — feel ashamed