shamefaced

adjective

ˈshām-ˌfāst How to pronounce shamefaced (audio)
Definition of shamefacednext
as in guilty
suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing the newspaper offered a shamefaced apology for having published photographs that were later exposed as fakes

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Recent Examples of shamefaced At his shamefaced denial of responsibility. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026 His Memoirs contain only a single, shamefaced mention of this wife’s name. — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shamefaced
  1. guilty
  2. ashamed
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  • Nearly three years after Ebony Duncan vanished after leaving work in Independence, a Jackson County jury has found her former boyfriend guilty of second-degree murder.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
  • Matar has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that include engaging in an act of transnational terrorism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of guilty
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  • According to the Mental Health Foundation, almost one third of teenagers feel ashamed of some aspect of their body.
    — Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 19 July 2026
  • Children might feel entitled to endless support or, on the flipside, feel ashamed about accepting help.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 July 2026
Definition of ashamed

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