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ashame.

To feel shame; to be ashamed.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈʃeɪm/
  1. To feel shame; to be ashamed.

    intransitive · obsolete
  2. To make ashamed; to shame.

    rare · transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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