2021-05-08 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – ashamed of & ashamed for

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2021-05-08

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด – A – ashamed of & ashamed for

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ออกเสียงshame = ‘SHEYM’

[No word listed in any dictionary as ‘ashame’ but ‘ashamed’ is OK]

ออกเสียง ashamed = ‘uh-SHEYMD’

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SYNONYM STUDY FOR SHAME

Shame, embarrassment, mortification, humiliation, chagrin

designate different kinds or degrees of painful feeling

caused by injury to one's pride or self-respect.

Shame is a painful feeling

caused by the consciousness or exposure of unworthy

or indecent conductor circumstances:

One feels shame at being caught in a lie.

It is similar to guiltin the nature and origin of the feeling.

Embarrassment usually refers to a feeling less painful

thanthat of shame, one associated with less serious situations,

often of a social nature:

embarrassment over breaking a teacup at a party.

Mortification is a more painful feeling, akin to shame

but alsomore likely to arise from specifically social circumstances:

his mortification at being singled out for rebuke.

Humiliation is mortification at being humbled in the estimation of others:

Being ignored gives one a sense of humiliation.

Chagrin is humiliation mingled with vexation or anger:

She felt chagrin at her failure to remember her promise.

Dictionary of Problem Words in English

ashamed of & ashamed for

Ordinarily, use ashamed of:

“I am ashamed of myself (of them, of their deed).”

Use ashamed foronly when referring to

someonewho should be, but isn’t, ashamed of himself:

“I am ashamed forthe team’s action.”

Collins COBUILD English Usage

Ahamed – embarrassed

1. 'ashamed'

If you are ashamed,

you feel sorry about something you did wrong.

He upset Dad, and he feels a bit ashamed.

They were ashamed to admit that they had lied.

You say that someoneis ashamed of something,

or ashamed of themselves.

Jen feels ashamed of the lies she told.

I was ashamed of myself for getting so angry.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

2. 'embarrassed'

If you are embarrassed,

you are worriedthat people will laugh at you

or think you are foolish.

He looked a bit embarrassed when he noticed his mistake.

She had been too embarrassed to ask her friends.

You say that someoneis embarrassed by something

or embarrassed about it.

He seemed embarrassed by the question.

I felt really embarrassed about singing in public.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'of' in sentences like these.

Don't say, for example, 'He seemed embarrassed of the question.'