ashamed
Wishing to hide
Ashamed describes the feeling of guilt, embarrassment, or disgrace that comes from recognizing you've done something wrong or fallen short of standards—your own or others'.
I'm ashamed of how I treated her.
You can be ashamed of yourself, of your actions, or of someone else whose behavior reflects on you.
The feeling implies self-awareness and often a desire to hide: too ashamed to show his face.
Facial reddening from emotion
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- abashedEmbarrassed and disconcerted
sheepish · red-faced · uncomfortable · exposed · vulnerable · cringe · squirm · mortified
Made to feel worthless
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
- belittledMade to seem insignificant
- demeanedCaused loss of dignity
diminished · small · worthless · inferior · crushed · defeated · broken · indignity
Feeling guilt over misdeeds
- penitentOne showing remorse
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
- sorryExpressing regret or apology
- regretfulFeeling sorrow over actions
apologetic · rueful · sorrowful · atoning · repentance · penance · amends · redemption
Loss of respect
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- disreputeDamaged public standing
- ignominyState of dishonor
scandal · discredit · tarnished · blemish · notoriety · black mark · disgraced · fallen
Responsible for wrongdoing
- culpableDeserving of blame
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- faultImperfection or blame
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
conscience · pangs · self-reproach · confession · mea culpa · sinful · transgression · responsible
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
abashed · sheepish · red-faced · uncomfortable · exposed · vulnerable · cringe · squirm · mortified · chagrined
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
demeaned · diminished · small · worthless · inferior · crushed · defeated · broken · indignity · loss of dignity
contrite
Feeling guilt over misdeeds
regretful · apologetic · rueful · sorrowful · atoning · repentance · penance · amends · redemption · forgiveness
dishonor
Loss of respect
ignominy · scandal · discredit · tarnished · blemish · notoriety · black mark · disgraced · fallen · ruined
guilty
Responsible for wrongdoing
- culpableDeserving of blame
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- faultImperfection or blame
blame · conscience · pangs · self-reproach · confession · mea culpa · sinful · transgression · responsible · accountability
- embarrassmentembarrassed, blush, humiliated, mortify, mortified
- guiltguilty, guilt trip, guilty conscience, remorseful, contrition
- humiliationabasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified, degradation
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- apologiessorry, forgive me, my mistake, mea culpa, sincere apology
- Apology wordsapology, oops, excuse me, pardon me, my bad
ashamedunashamed
Lacking guilt or remorse
guiltless · innocent · blameless · unrepentant · remorseless
- be ashamedExperience self-directed humiliation