ashamedly
In humiliated fashion
Ashamedly means in a manner showing shame or embarrassment: She ashamedly admitted she hadn't read the book.
The word is rare compared to its opposite, unashamedly, which appears far more often.
Most writers choose ashamed as an adjective or rephrase entirely.
In a self-conscious way
- guiltilyIn a self-blaming manner
- apologeticallyIn a sorry manner
- contritelyWith guilt and regret
- remorsefullyWith sorrowful self-reproach
penitently · repentantly · abashedly · self-consciously · ruefully · meekly · humbly · diffidently
Intensely embarrassed
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
- discomfitureUneasy self-conscious distress
blush · awkward · self-conscious · uncomfortable · cringe · discomfort · exposed · vulnerable
Loss of respect
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- disreputeDamaged public standing
- ignominyState of dishonor
scandal · humiliation · degradation · fallen · discredited · tarnished · disgraced · loss of face
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
wrongdoing · regret · compunction · conscience · blame · fault · mea culpa · atonement
sheepishly
In a self-conscious way
- guiltilyIn a self-blaming manner
- apologeticallyIn a sorry manner
- contritelyWith guilt and regret
remorsefully · penitently · repentantly · abashedly · self-consciously · ruefully · meekly · humbly · diffidently · timorously
mortified
Intensely embarrassed
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
discomfiture · blush · awkward · self-conscious · uncomfortable · cringe · discomfort · exposed · vulnerable · caught out
dishonor
Loss of respect
ignominy · scandal · humiliation · degradation · fallen · discredited · tarnished · disgraced · loss of face · ostracized
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- culpabilityDeserving blame for wrongdoing
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
confession · wrongdoing · regret · compunction · conscience · blame · fault · mea culpa · atonement · repentance
ashamedlyunashamedly
Without feeling self-conscious
shamelessly · barefacedly · brazenly · unapologetically · boldly
ashamedlyproudly
With evident self-satisfaction
gladly · triumphantly · boastfully · confidently · happily
- be ashamedExperience self-directed humiliation