loss of face
Damaged social standing
Loss of face is damage to one's reputation, dignity, or standing in the eyes of others.
The phrase comes from Chinese concepts of social honor and appears frequently in diplomatic and business contexts: The compromise allowed both sides to avoid loss of face.
To suffer loss of face is to be publicly humiliated or shown to be wrong.
Loss of honor
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
humiliation · degradation · abasement · dishonor · ignominy · penitence · self-condemnation · debasement
Banishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- alienationState of being isolated
blacklist · disgrace · scandal · infamy · disrepute · discredit · disfavor · social death
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- discomfitureUneasy self-conscious distress
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
self-consciousness · blush · cringe · fluster · discomfort · sheepishness · abashment · deflation
disgrace
Loss of honor
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
self-reproach · humiliation · degradation · abasement · dishonor · ignominy · penitence · self-condemnation · debasement · indignity
ostracism
Banishment from a group
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
alienation · blacklist · disgrace · scandal · infamy · disrepute · discredit · disfavor · social death · shunning
humiliation
Loss of dignity
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- discomfitureUneasy self-conscious distress
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
awkwardness · self-consciousness · blush · cringe · fluster · discomfort · sheepishness · abashment · deflation · dismay
dignity
Innate personal worth
status · credibility · integrity · pride · standing · decorum · propriety · nobility · self-respect · social standing
- disgracedishonor, disgrace, downfall, stigma, scandal
- humiliationashamed, abasement, embarrassed, chagrin, mortified
- rejectionrejection, reject, denial, refuse, refusal
- scandalsscandal, controversy, coverup, cover-up, disgrace
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
- social stigmastigma, stigmatized, shame, shamed, disgrace
loss of facepride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
self-respect · dignity · triumph · confidence · self-esteem
loss of facetriumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
vindication · victory · redemption · exoneration · success
face, lost, loss, surface, loser, facing, faced, losing, losses