English Explanatory Dictionary

ashame

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To feel shame; to be ashamed.
  2. To make ashamed; to shame.

Pronunciation

/əˈʃeɪm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ashame.wav

Word forms

ashame ashames ashaming ashamed

Etymology

From Old English āsċamian, from ā- + sċamian (“feel shame”), from Proto-Germanic *skamēnan, from *skamō (“shame, humiliation”).

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