ashamed
adjective
feeling shame; distressed or embarrassed by feelings of guilt, foolishness, or disgrace.
half-ashamed
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a word derived from
ashamed.
Example Sentences
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Her mother just passed away, and Annie is bemused, or half-ashamed, at feeling insufficiently sad.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 8, 2018
"We have been half-ashamed of our divinely created animal instincts."
From Time Magazine Archive
The first temptation is to be half-regretful, half-ashamed of our strength .
From Time Magazine Archive
And finally she asked hesitantly, half-ashamed: Is this the right thing to do?
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
Helen, thrown back upon herself, felt her better feelings die within her, and grew half-ashamed of her uncalled-for exhibition of tenderness.
From Unlucky A Fragment of a Girl's Life by Caroline Austin
