red-faced
Americanadjective
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having a red face.
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blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.
adjective
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flushed with embarrassment or anger
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having a florid complexion
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of red-faced
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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Host Alan Cumming was quick to catch him out, leaving Mescal red-faced.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026
They sit toe to toe on the gym floor, and Ilya offers a red-faced, panting Shane his water bottle.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
Lead attorneys like the red-faced lawyer had made money not only by settling their own clients’ cases but by spearheading the lawsuit.
From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2026
It was a reach—“I’m never mad,” Manley said—so he asked Chalamet to berate him off-camera to get worked up for a red-faced confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
He catches me watching him and looks away, a bit red-faced, caught in his private, guilty moment.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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