shamefaced
121shame — [OE] Shame is a general Germanic term, with relatives in German scham, Dutch schaam, and Swedish and Danish skam. Their common ancestor is a prehistoric *skamō, a word of unknown origin. Sham [17] probably originated in a northern English… …
122-faced — [[t] feɪst[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED faced combines with adjectives to form other adjectives that describe someone s face or expression. → See also , bare faced, , poker faced, , shamefaced, , two faced ...a slim, thin faced man... The committee… …
123thoroughly ashamed — embarrassed and shamefaced, in great shame …
124hangdog — adjective having a dejected or guilty appearance; shamefaced …
125bashful — a. Shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, sheepish, shamefaced, over modest, not self possessed …
126over-modest — a. Bashful, shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, shamefaced, sheepish …
127abashed — adjective Iris was positively abashed when she rose only to realize another nominee had won the award Syn: embarrassed, ashamed, shamefaced, remorseful, conscience stricken, mortified, humiliated, humbled, chagrined, crestfallen, sheepish, red… …
128apologetic — adjective the students who defaced the lockers seemed truly apologetic Syn: regretful, sorry, contrite, remorseful, rueful, penitent, repentant; conscience stricken, compunctious, shamefaced, ashamed Ant: unrepentant …
