shamed
/ˈʃeɪmd/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.showing a sense of guilt
“a guilty look”
2.adj.suffering shame
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shamed and shared differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. shamed means “showing a sense of guilt”. shared means “have in common; held or experienced in common”. shared is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈʃeɪmd/
1.adj.showing a sense of guilt
“a guilty look”
2.adj.suffering shame
/ˈʃɛɹd/
1.adj.have in common; held or experienced in common
“two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei”
2.adj.distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose
| shamed | shared | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃeɪmd/ | /ˈʃɛɹd/ |
| Said | shaymd | sherd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | guilty, hangdog, shamefaced | none recorded |
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