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SHAMED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shamed mean?
• SHAMED (adjective)
The adjective SHAMED has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: SHAMED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Showing a sense of guilt
Synonyms:
guilty; hangdog; shamed; shamefaced
Context example:
the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
Similar:
ashamed (feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suffering shame
Synonyms:
discredited; disgraced; dishonored; shamed
Similar:
ashamed (feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse)
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