shamefacedness
61shame — n 1. disgrace, dishonor, reproach, degradation, illrepute, bad repute, scandal; baseness, turpitude, debasement, vitiation, ingloriousness; ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, condemnation; slur, imputation, aspersion, defamation, denigration,… …
62embarrassment — noun 1) he was scarlet with embarrassment Syn: humiliation, mortification, shame, shamefacedness, awkwardness, self consciousness, discomfort, discomfiture 2) his current financial embarrassment Syn: difficulty, pr …
63pudency — /ˈpjudnsi/ (say pyoohdnsee) noun shamefacedness; modesty. {Late Latin pudentia} …
64shamefaced — /ˈʃeɪmfeɪst/ (say shaymfayst) adjective 1. modest or bashful. 2. showing shame: shamefaced apologies. {shame (noun) + face (noun) + ed3; replacing shamefast, Old English sceamfæst (see fast1, adjective) –shamefacedly /ˈʃeɪmfeɪsədli/ (say… …
65shame — [n] disgrace, embarrassment abashment, bad conscience*, blot, chagrin, compunction, confusion, contempt, contrition, degradation, derision, discomposure, discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, humiliation, ignominy, ill repute, infamy …
66shamefaced — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing shame. DERIVATIVES shamefacedly adverb shamefacedness noun …
67shamefacedly — shamefaced ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing shame. DERIVATIVES shamefacedly adverb shamefacedness noun …
68shamefaced — [shām′fāst΄shām′fāst΄] adj. [altered, by folk etym. < ME schamfast < OE scamfæst < scamu, shame + fæst, firm, FAST1] 1. Now Rare very modest, bashful, or shy 2. showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed: Also Archaic shamefast …
69embarrassment — noun 1. the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑shame • Hyponyms: ↑self consciousness, ↑uneasiness, ↑uncomfortableness, ↑shamefacedness, ↑ …
70shamed — adjective 1. suffering shame • Syn: ↑discredited, ↑disgraced, ↑dishonored • Similar to: ↑ashamed 2. showing a sense of guilt a guilty look the hangdog and shamefaced air of the r …
