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- [sheym-feyst]
- /ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
- /ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sheym-feyst]
- /ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
Definitions of shamefaced word
- adjective shamefaced modest or bashful. 1
- adjective shamefaced showing shame: shamefaced apologies. 1
- adjective shamefaced looking ashamed 1
- adjective shamefaced If you are shamefaced, you feel embarrassed because you have done something that you know you should not have done. 0
- adjective shamefaced bashful or modest 0
- adjective shamefaced showing a sense of shame 0
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Origin of shamefaced
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; alteration of shamefast by folk etymology; see shame, faced
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Parts of speech for Shamefaced
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shamefaced popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shamefaced usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shamefaced
adj shamefaced
- ashamed — If someone is ashamed, they feel embarrassed or guilty because of something they do or they have done, or because of their appearance.
- attritional — a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away.
- bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
adjective shamefaced
- chagrined — If you are chagrined by something, it disappoints, upsets, or annoys you, perhaps because of your own failure.
- guilty — having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder.
- hangdog — browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
Antonyms for shamefaced
adj shamefaced
- brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
adjective shamefaced
- overbold — Excessively bold.
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