beschämt

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈʃɛːmt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /bəˈʃeːmt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: be‧schämt === Participle === beschämt past participle of beschämen === Adjective === beschämt (strong nominative masculine singular beschämter, comparative beschämter, superlative am beschämtesten) ashamed ==== Usage notes ==== It is more common to use the verb "(sich) schämen" (to shame oneself) instead of this adjective. (Ich schäme mich. ("I shame myself.") instead of "Ich bin beschämt." ("I am ashamed."). The latter may sound outdated or posh. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== schämen Scham === Further reading === “beschämt” in Duden online