01 a. Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety.
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Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or impropriety.“All that forsake thee shall be ashamed.” — Jer. xvii. 13.“I began to be ashamed of sitting idle.” — Johnson.“Enough to make us ashamed of our species.” — Macaulay.“An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of those present.” — Darwin.