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shamefacedness

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shame·faced  (shmfst)
adj.
1. Indicative of shame; ashamed: a shamefaced explanation.
2. Extremely modest or shy; bashful.
[By folk etymology from obsolete shamefast, bashful, ashamed, from Middle English, from Old English sceamfæst : sceamu, shame + fæst, fixed; see fast1.]
shamefaced·ly (-fsd-l) adv.
shamefaced·ness n.
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Noun1.shamefacedness - feeling embarrassed about yourself
sheepishness
embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
Translations
shamefacedness [ˈʃeɪmfeɪstnɪs] N → vergüenza f, pena f (LAm)
shamefacedness
n → Betretenheit f
shamefacedness [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪstɪdnɪs] n (see adj) → aria vergognosa, timidezza
shamefacedness [ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪstɪdnɪs] n (see adj) → aria vergognosa, timidezza


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Neither the one nor the other knew what it was to feel any degree of shamefacedness, or even common modesty.
Agnes Grey by Bronte, Anne View in context
Did you not from your a far country carry off a lovely woman wedded among a people of warriors--to bring sorrow upon your father, your city, and your whole country, but joy to your enemies, and hang-dog shamefacedness to yourself?
The Iliad by Homer View in context
I thought I could even detect a certain shamefacedness in the General's glance.
The Gambler by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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