Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with ashamed in American Collocation
ashamed
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/əˈʃeɪmd/
very
deeply
really
so
thoroughly
too
utterly
very
He is deeply ashamed of his actions.
slightly or rather
almost
a little
quite
rather
slightly
somewhat
I was a little ashamed of myself for having failed to enjoy his treat sufficiently.
confused
disgusted
embarrassed
frightened
guilty
A third of people said they would be too ashamed or embarrassed to ask for help.