# shamefaced

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/

## Definitions
1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.
2. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.

## Etymology
Alteration (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/).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shamefaced