Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To feel shame; be ashamed.
- To shame; make ashamed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To shame.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive, rare To make
ashamed .
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Examples
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Its ashame I can't prove that I was a POW because according to our great government I was only being held for transport + its not even on my DD214.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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In any case, this is a great catch, but it is ashame that it comes from a country where the largemouth is considered a trash fish and they serve it n the menu in the restaurant on Lake Biwa where it was caught.
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This would be ashame if they split up but you know when those rumors start going around there is usually some truth to them.
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It would be ashame to let it waste away in a gun safe!
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Now Mormons should be ashame of Glenn Beck representing them.
Think Progress » 1967 Flashback: ‘Gov. Romney Would Quit Church For Social Justice’ 2010
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It'd be ashame to lose another team at this point.
Tunnel Construction Could Be Delayed One Year « PubliCola 2010
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It is ashame, the man did not quit while he was looked upon as the “Maverick”.
Think Progress » McCain Backs Down To Hannity: ‘I Never Quite Understood’ Global Warming 2010
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That is ashame and I think she should sue, but at the same time the private party should be able to exclude whoever they want for whatever reasons they want.
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It would be ashame for the boy to think all vaccines are bad based on an experience that is most likely unrelated. leftover
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It would be ashame to let it waste away in a gun safe!
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