shamefaced
shamefaced · more shamefaced · most shamefaced
робкий, стыдливый
verlegen, verschämt
Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassmentBashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/
Meaning
2 sensesBashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
verlegen, verschämt
робкийrobkij, стыдливыйstydlivyj
showing a sense of guilt
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
bashful or ashamed:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bashful or ashamed:
Origin
Alteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schameAlteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), equivalent to shame + fast. Synchronically with -faced (/ˈfeɪst/).
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Forms
more shamefaced, most shamefaced| Comparative | more shamefaced Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most shamefaced Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedshamefacedness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form