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organica
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 Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:46 am Post subject: shamed vs. ashamed |
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What is the difference between shamed and ashamed?
I was shamed vs. I was ashamed. Are they the same in meaning? |
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bud
Joined: 09 Mar 2003
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Location: New Jersey, US
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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"Shamed" (a verb) is when someone or something makes you feel ashamed.
Being/feeling ashamed is feeling guilty with no outside influence. "Ashamed" is an adjective.
My accountant shamed me into reporting my full income on my tax return. (Without her input, I would have cheated. But she made me feel ashamed.) |
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