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Ashamed vs Sheepish - What's the difference?

ashamed | sheepish |

As adjectives the difference between ashamed and sheepish

is that ashamed is feeling shame or guilt while sheepish is having the characteristics of a sheep.

As a verb ashamed

is past tense of ashame.

ashamed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Feeling shame or guilt.

    • Antonyms

    * proud

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ashame)

    • sheepish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the characteristics of a sheep
  • shy, meek, shameful or embarrassed

    • Derived terms

    * sheepishly *