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shamefaced

adjective shame·faced \ˈshām-ˌfāst\

: feeling or showing shame

Full Definition of SHAMEFACED

: showing modesty : bashful

: showing shame : ashamed

— shame·faced·ly \-ˌfā-səd-lē, -ˌfāst-lē\ adverb

— shame·faced·ness \-ˌfā-səd-nəs, -ˌfās(t)-nəs\ noun

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Origin of SHAMEFACED

alteration of shamefast

First Known Use: 1593

Related to SHAMEFACED

Synonyms: ashamed, shamed, guilty

Antonyms: shameless, unashamed

Rhymes with SHAMEFACED

bald-faced, barefaced, bold-faced, distaste, dough-faced, foretaste, impaste, lambaste, lightfaced, moonfaced, pie-faced, po-faced, posthaste, self-paced, shirtwaist, snail-paced, slipcased, stone-faced, straight-faced, straitlaced, toothpaste, two-faced, unchaste, unplaced, white-faced

SHAMEFACED Defined for Kids

shamefaced

adjective shame·faced \ˈshām-ˈfāst\

Definition of SHAMEFACED for Kids

: seeming ashamed

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