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shamefaced

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shamefaced in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. showing a sense of guilt
    "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
    guilty  hangdog  shamefaced  shamed 
  2. extremely modest or shy
    "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
    shamefaced 
  3. showing a sense of shame
    shamefaced  sheepish 
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