shamefaced
Meaning
- Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
- Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Synonyms
Translations
schamhaft
vergognoso
avergonzado
beschaamd
honteux
avergonyit
ντροπιασμένος
verecundusEtymology
In summary
Alteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), equivalent to shame + fast. Synchronically with -faced (/ˈfeɪst/).
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