Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - ashamed

~ adj 1 feeling shame because of something you have done  (be ashamed of doing sth)  (I was ashamed of having lied to my mother. | be ashamed that)  (Barry was ashamed that he had lost his temper. | You ought to be ashamed (of yourself) spoken (=used to tell someone they should feel guilty about something))  (You ought to be ashamed of yourself - treating your sister like that!) 2 feeling uncomfortable or upset, especially because someone does something that embarrasses you + of  (Sherry is at that age when kids are ashamed of their parents.) be ashamed to be/do sth  (That kind of behaviour makes me ashamed to be British.)  (- see shame1)