What is the meaning of shamefaced?

adjective

  • Extremely modest or shy. "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise- H. O. Taylor
  • Showing a sense of shame.
  • Showing a sense of guilt."a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy- Eric Linklater
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
11
 
|15 years ago|980 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). shamefaced. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/shamefaced/definitions/1183359
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "shamefaced" http://smartdefine.org/shamefaced/definitions/1183359 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, shamefaced, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/shamefaced/definitions/1183359>.
MLAWordNet. "shamefaced" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/shamefaced/definitions/1183359>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)