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shamefaced

/'ʃeɪm,feɪst/

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adjective
showing a sense of shame
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sheepish ashamed
adjective
showing a sense of guilt
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"the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"

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guilty hangdog shamed ashamed
adjective
extremely modest or shy
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"cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"

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modest

Examples of shamefaced

"the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"
"cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"