shamed
adj.adj. feeling very embarrassed or guilty because of something you did or because of how others see you. It describes the heavy feeling of losing respect from people around you.
adj. experiencing a loss of dignity or self-respect due to public exposure of perceived wrongdoing or inadequacy. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'look'.
He felt shamed by his poor behavior at the party.
The politician stood before the cameras, looking visibly shamed as he apologized for the scandal that ended his career.
In many traditional societies, the fear of being shamed in front of the community acts as a more powerful deterrent against crime than the threat of formal legal punishment.
Typically follows a linking verb or acts as a participial adjective; often takes the preposition 'by'.
He was shamed of his actionsHe was ashamed of his actionsLearners confuse the participial adjective 'shamed' (caused by external judgment) with 'ashamed' (an internal feeling of guilt), which takes the preposition 'of'.