41.ashamed (adj.) (not before noun) 1. Feeling shame or embarrassment about somebody/something or because of something you have done of something she was deeply ashamed of her behavior at the party. Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. Of somebody his daughter looked such a mess that he was a shamed of her. “of yourself” you should be ashamed of yourself for telling such lies. “ that..I feel almost ashamed that I’ve been so lucky. to be something the football riots made me ashamed to be English 2. To do something unwilling to something because of shame or embarrassment. I’m ashamed to say that I lied to her. I cried at the end I’m not ashamed to admit it.