shamefaced

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Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/

Definition of shamefaced

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
    “Youth is not glorious; it is shamefaced. It is a time of self-searching and self-exacerbation.”
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adj

  1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
    “Youth is not glorious; it is shamefaced. It is a time of self-searching and self-exacerbation.”
  2. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

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Etymology

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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