Afraid and Ashamed

Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Ashamed and afraid are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Ashamed" with "Afraid", this adjectives are similar.

Ashamed adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.

Afraid and ashamed are semantically related in reluctant topic. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Ashamed".