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
Adjective
  • Alberto Sierra, 42, had pleaded guilty in August to three counts of first-degree murder as well as other charges in the deaths of Gladys Machado and her daughters, Julia and Daniela Padron, who were ages 6 and 3 at the time of the killings.
    — CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The original trial judge agreed, several jurors recanted their guilty verdict, and Texas politicians rallied to her defense.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of guilty
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  • For a long time, Williams felt ashamed about having to use buy now, pay later for basic expenses.
    — Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Ben Affleck clearly isn’t ashamed to be a third wheel with best friend Matt Damon and his wife.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ashamed

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“Shamefaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shamefaced. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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