Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be ashamed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
be ashamed
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel ashamed. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Inflected Forms

is ashamed (present, singular) being ashamed (participle, present) was ashamed (past) been ashamed (participle, past)

Questions

What does be ashamed mean?
To feel ashamed. (This entry is a translation hub.)

How to pronounce be ashamed

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