hangdog
Guilty and glum
Hangdog describes a beaten-down, shamefaced, or guilty appearance—the look of someone who expects blame or has already received it.
The word evokes a dog that's been scolded, slinking away with lowered head: He sat there with a hangdog expression, waiting for his father to finish yelling.
As a noun, now rare, a hangdog is a contemptible person.
Embarrassed and timid
- shamefacedShowing visible embarrassment
- abashedEmbarrassed and disconcerted
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
embarrassed · red-faced · disgraced · humiliated · shamed · crestfallen · contrite · remorseful
Sad or despondent
- forlornSad and abandoned
- woebegoneOvercome by grief
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
glum · doleful · melancholic · disheartened · dispirited · mournful · sorrowful · morose
Humbly unassertive
- coweringShrinking in fear
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- servileExcessively submissive, lacking independence
- subservientExcessively eager to obey
deferential · timid · subdued · beaten · downtrodden · resigned · cowed · browbeaten
sheepish
Embarrassed and timid
- shamefacedShowing visible embarrassment
- abashedEmbarrassed and disconcerted
- chagrinedDistressed by disappointment
mortified · embarrassed · red-faced · disgraced · humiliated · shamed · crestfallen · contrite · remorseful · apologetic
downcast
Sad or despondent
- forlornSad and abandoned
- woebegoneOvercome by grief
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
despondent · glum · doleful · melancholic · disheartened · dispirited · mournful · sorrowful · morose · lugubrious
meek
Humbly unassertive
- coweringShrinking in fear
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- servileExcessively submissive, lacking independence
subservient · deferential · timid · subdued · beaten · downtrodden · resigned · cowed · browbeaten · obsequious
droopy
Hanging or bending downward
- sad-eyedAppearing sorrowful in expression
- mournfulShowing or feeling grief
- dolefulExpressing deep sorrow
woebegone · piteous · plaintive · sulky · pouting · glowering · brooding · sorrowful · wistful · pensive
- rock climbingbelay, climbing walls, carabiner, climbing gyms, rappel
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken