shamefacedadjective
uk/ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst/us/ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst/awkward and embarrassed or ashamed:
He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake.
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Ashamed and embarrassed
- abashed
- ashamed
- awkward
- awkwardly
- embarrassed
- hangdog
- have egg on your face idiom
- humble
- know
- look
- look sb in the eye/face idiom
- meet
- meet sb's eye idiom
- mortified
- mortify
- mortifying
- not know where to put yourself idiom
- sheepish
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shamefacedly
adverb uk/ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪst.li//ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪ.sɪd.li/us/ˈʃeɪm.feɪst.li//ˌʃeɪmˈfeɪ.sɪd.li/