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- Dictionaryshamefaced/ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst/
adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment: "all the boys looked shamefaced"
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awkward and embarrassed or ashamed: He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashed She looked at the floor, abashed.
noun. Synonyms. ashamed. guilty. shamed. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of shamefaced in a Sentence. He stood there, looking shamefaced. the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes.
awkward and embarrassed or ashamed: He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashed She looked at the floor, abashed.
showing a sense of guilt. synonyms: guilty, hangdog, shamed. ashamed. feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse. adjective. extremely modest or shy. “"cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor”. synonyms: modest.
1. Rare. very modest, bashful, or shy. 2. showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed.
Shamefaced definition: modest or bashful.. See examples of SHAMEFACED used in a sentence.
Definition of shamefaced adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define shamefaced. shamefaced synonyms, shamefaced pronunciation, shamefaced translation, English dictionary definition of shamefaced. adj. 1. Indicative of shame; ashamed: a shamefaced explanation. 2. Extremely modest or shy; bashful. shame′fac′ed·ly adv. shame′fac′ed·ness n.
Showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: sheepish. shamed. hangdog. guilty. Origin of Shamefaced.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024 How to use shamefaced in a sentence She finished amid much applause, some shamefaced , some hearty, but there were a number of lowering brows.
