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 His Memoirs contain only a single, shamefaced mention of this wife’s name. Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, 2 July 2018
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Adjective
  • Joly was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit hostage taking and 16 counts of hostage taking of a U.S. national for ransom.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 May 2025
  • Often, entrepreneurs can feel guilty about taking time for themselves, but Biggins and White say the data shows that the investment in time and energy pays off in terms of better performance.
    Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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  • While red, inflamed skin was often seen as the norm, my flares—ranging from deep brown or purplish dry patches to clusters of tiny, itchy bumps—looked more like a disease to be feared and ashamed of rather than understood and treated.
    Raelle Kennedy, Health, 12 May 2025
  • Otherwise, higher education will transform our sons and daughters into people who feel ashamed of themselves and hate their country.
    James Unnever, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 May 2025

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“Shamefaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamefaced. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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