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shamefaced
('/S//eI/m,f/eI/st )

adjective (a)

  • Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • extremely modest or shy(adj.all)
    Example:
    Cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise.
    source: wordnet30
  • showing a sense of shame(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    sheepish
    source: wordnet30
  • showing a sense of guilt(adj.all)
    Example:
    The hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy.
    Synonym:
    guilty, hangdog, shamed
    source: wordnet30
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