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"Ashamed" is an adjective which is often translated as "avergonzado", and "shameful" is an adjective which is often translated as "vergonzoso". Learn more about the difference between "ashamed" and "shameful" below.
ashamed(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (general)
b. apenado (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
We're ashamed we canceled at the last minute.Estamos apenados por haber cancelado a última hora.
shameful(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. vergonzoso
The candidate's use of a war hero's image without the family's permission was shameful.El uso por parte del candidato de la imagen de un héroe de guerra sin el permiso de la familia fue vergonzoso.
b. bochornoso
The BP oil spill is one of the most shameful events of our recent history.La fuga del petróleo de la BP es uno de los sucesos más bochornosos de nuestra historia reciente.
