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What is "shamefaced" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 05-05-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does shamefaced mean in English? Meaning of shamefaced definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "shamefaced" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "shamefaced": extremely modest or shy

Adjective

  • Meaning: extremely modest or shy
  • Example: cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise
  • Synonyms: shamefaced
  • Similar: modest

    • Meaning of "shamefaced": showing a sense of shame

    Adjective

  • Meaning: showing a sense of shame
  • Synonyms: shamefaced sheepish
  • Similar: ashamed

    • Meaning of "shamefaced": showing a sense of guilt

    Adjective

  • Meaning: showing a sense of guilt
  • Example: a guilty look the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy
  • Synonyms: guilty hangdog shamed shamefaced
  • Similar: ashamed
  • Adjective: bashful, showing modesty or embarrassmentashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

    • Synonyms:

    abashed, disgraced, guilty, humble, humiliated, regretful, shamed, sorry, chagrined, humbled, mortified,

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