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shamefaced

[ sheym-feyst ]
/ ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst /
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adjective
modest or bashful.
showing shame: shamefaced apologies.
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Origin of shamefaced

1545–55; alteration of shamefast by folk etymology; see shame, faced

OTHER WORDS FROM shamefaced

shame·fac·ed·ly [sheym-fey-sid-lee, sheym-feyst-lee], /ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪ sɪd li, ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst li/, adverbshame·fac·ed·ness, noun
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Words related to shamefaced

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

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British Dictionary definitions for shamefaced

shamefaced
/ (ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst) /
adjective
bashful or modest
showing a sense of shame

Derived forms of shamefaced

shamefacedly (ʃeɪmˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪstlɪ), adverbshamefacedness, noun

Word Origin for shamefaced

C16: alteration of earlier shamefast, from Old English sceamfaest; see shame, fast 1
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