shamefaced
adjective
[ ʃeɪmˈfeɪst ]
• feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment.
• "all the boys looked shamefaced"
Similar:
ashamed,
abashed,
sheepish,
guilty,
conscience-stricken,
guilt-ridden,
contrite,
sorry,
remorseful,
repentant,
penitent,
hangdog,
regretful,
rueful,
apologetic,
embarrassed,
mortified,
red-faced,
chagrined,
humiliated,
uncomfortable,
discomfited,
in sackcloth and ashes,
compunctious,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘modest, shy’): alteration of archaic shamefast, by association with face.
