Shamefaced - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst|
Brit.
|ʃeɪmˈfeɪst|
adjective
- extremely modest or shy
- showing a sense of guilt (syn: guilty, hangdog)
cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise
- showing a sense of shame (syn: sheepish)- showing a sense of guilt (syn: guilty, hangdog)
the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
Extra examples
He stood there, looking shamefaced.
...the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes...
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