单词 | thesaurus/articles/ashamed |
释义 | Thesaurus article:ashamedashamedThese words refer to feeling slightly guilty and shy about something you have done. One common word for this isashamed.Ashamedimplies that the thing you did that you feel guilty about is morally wrong or bad. He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. The opposite ofashamedisunashamed.Unashamedis more formal thanashamed. Though the artist was now disgraced, she was an unashamed admirer of his work. Embarrassedis often used instead ofashamed. I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. In more literary contexts, if someone is or looksabashed, they are embarrassed. You can also use the wordshamefaced. She looked at the floor, abashed. He stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground. If someone feelssheepish, they feel slightly embarrassed or ashamed because of something silly that they have done. She startled, then gave him a sheepish smile as she picked up her dropped papers. If someone feels very ashamed, you could say that person ismortified. She'd be mortified if she knew she'd upset her family. If you feel ashamed because you know you have done something wrong, you could use the wordguilty. I feel so guilty about forgetting her birthday. You could use the wordhumiliatedwhen people are so ashamed that they lose respect for themselves. Feeling betrayed and humiliated, she considered quitting her job. |
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