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1 shamefaced
adjective (showing shame or embarrassment: He was very shamefaced about his mistake.) envergonhado* * *shame.faced[ʃ'eimfeist] adj tímido, acanhado, com vergonha. -
2 shamefaced
adjective (showing shame or embarrassment: He was very shamefaced about his mistake.) envergonhado -
3 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) convencer por vergonha2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame* * *[ʃeim] n 1 vergonha, humilhação, degradação. they put him to shame publicly / envergonharam-no em público. 2 desonra, ignomínia. he brought shame on them all / ele trouxe vergonha sobre todos eles. 3 causa de vergonha, causa de desgraça. it is a sin and a shame to leave him / é um pecado e uma vergonha abandoná-lo. he felt much shame at it / ele ficou muito envergonhado com isto. 4 pena, lástima. it is a shame that he leaves already / é pena que ele já vai. • vt 1 envergonhar, humilhar. they shamed him into telling the truth / envergonharam-no para forçá-lo a dizer a verdade. 2 trazer ou causar desonra. 3 estar envergonhado. what a shame! 1 que vergonha! 2 que pena! for shame! que vergonha! -
4 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) vergonha2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) vergonha3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) vergonha4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) pena2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) obrigar pelo vexame2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) envergonhar•- shameful- shamefully - shamefulness - shameless - shamelessly - shamelessness - shamefaced - put to shame - to my - his shame
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Shamefaced — Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shamefaced — Shame faced , a. [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest. [1913 Webster] Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people s prise. Dryden. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shamefaced — (adj.) 1550s, modest, bashful, folk etymology alteration of shamefast, from O.E. scamfæst bashful, lit. restrained by shame, or else firm in modesty, from SHAME (Cf. shame) (n.) + fæst, adjectival suffix (see FAST (Cf. fast) (adj.)) … Etymology dictionary
shamefaced — meaning ‘showing shame’, is a 16c alteration of an older word shamefast, meaning ‘bashful’, and should be spelt as one word. The adverb shamefacedly should be pronounced as four syllables … Modern English usage
shamefaced — [adj] embarrassed abashed, chagrined, disgraced, guilty, humble, humbled, humiliated, mortified, regretful, shamed, sorry; concept 550 … New thesaurus
shamefaced — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing shame. DERIVATIVES shamefacedly adverb shamefacedness noun … English terms dictionary
shamefaced — [shām′fāst΄shām′fāst΄] adj. [altered, by folk etym. < ME schamfast < OE scamfæst < scamu, shame + fæst, firm, FAST1] 1. Now Rare very modest, bashful, or shy 2. showing a feeling of shame or embarrassment; ashamed: Also Archaic shamefast … English World dictionary
shamefaced — shame|faced [ˌʃeımˈfeıst] adj [: Old English; Origin: scamfAst, from scamu ( SHAME1) + fAst fixed ; influenced by face] if someone is shamefaced, they look and feel ashamed because they have done something wrong or they have behaved badly ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shamefaced — [[t]ʃe͟ɪmfe͟ɪst, AM feɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you are shamefaced, you feel embarrassed because you have done something that you know you should not have done. [FORMAL] There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced … English dictionary
shamefaced — shamefacedly /shaym fay sid lee, shaym fayst lee/, adv. shamefacedness, n. /shaym fayst /, adj. 1. modest or bashful. 2. showing shame: shamefaced apologies. [1545 55; alter. of SHAMEFAST by folk etym.; see SHAME, FACED] * * * … Universalium
shamefaced — adjective looking ashamed or embarrassed about having behaved badly: “You really blew it, Ian.” He nodded, shamefaced. shamefacedly / feIsifidli/ adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
