Could you tell me the difference between 'shameful' and 'ashamed' ?
What is the difference? How to use them? Please give me some examples. Thanks!

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Could you tell me the difference between 'shameful' and 'ashamed' ? 
What is the difference? How to use them? Please give me some examples. Thanks!

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"Shameful" is an adjective that describes something that would cause someone to feel ashamed. "Ashamed" is an adjective that describes a person's feelings when they have done something shameful.

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It would appear that he didn't even feel ashamed for his shameful behaviors.

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You could say "Getting bad grades is shameful." or "What a shamefully awful thing to do."
One who engages in a shameful act should be ashamed. Shame is the the emotion that one feels when he commits a shameful act, and as a result, he is ashamed.

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