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red-faced

 adjective
     
red-faced
embarrassed or ashamed:
Red-faced officials ordered an investigation into the accident.
WORD FOCUS: embarrassed WORD FOCUS: embarrassed
similar words: uncomfortable, awkward, sheepish, red-faced
very embarrassed: mortified

➔ See also embarrassed
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