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ashamed

/əˈʃeɪmd/ adjective B1
  1. Feeling shame or guilt.
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“You ought to be ashamed of yourself for asking such a simple question,” added the Gryphon; and then they both sat silent and looked at poor Alice, who felt ready to sink into the earth.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 73 · B2
Therefore they followed Baloo and Bagheera and Mowgli through the jungle very quietly till it was time for the midday nap, and Mowgli, who was very much ashamed of himself, slept between the Panther and the Bear, resolving to have no more to do with the Monkey People.
The Jungle Book, p. 37 · B2
This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 18 · C1
You’ve no need to be ashamed of it.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 31 · C1

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