English Explanatory Dictionary

shamefaced

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
  2. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shamefaced.wav

Word forms

shamefaced more shamefaced most shamefaced

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/).

Derived words

shamefaced crab shamefacedly shamefacedness unshamefaced

Translations

Bulgarian: срамежлив Dutch: beschaamd Estonian: häbistatud French: penaud French: honteux German: verlegen German: verschämt Ido: pudoroza Ido: shamoza Italian: vergognoso Italian: ritroso Northern Kurdish: şermîn Russian: робкий Russian: стыдливый Spanish: avergonzado Spanish: apenado Swedish: skamsen Ottoman Turkish: اوتانغاچ Ottoman Turkish: محجوب
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