red in the face
Blushing with shame
Red in the face describes visible flushing from physical exertion, embarrassment, or anger.
The phrase often emphasizes intensity of emotion or effort: He was red in the face from shouting.
Someone left red in the face has been embarrassed or humiliated: The error left the company red in the face.
Facial reddening from emotion
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- flusteredNervously upset and confused
sheepish · self-conscious · awkwardness · chagrin · abashment · bashfulness · discomfiture · crimson
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- lividExtremely angry or discolored
- fumingExtremely angry, visibly so
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
indignant · outrage · wrath · temper · exasperation · irritation · annoyance · vexation
Moisture through pores
- pantingRapid labored breathing
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- flushedReddened from emotion
- windedShort of breath
gasping · heaving · overheated · strained · huffing · out of breath · workout · running
blush
Facial reddening from emotion
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- shamePainful awareness of failure
flustered · sheepish · self-conscious · awkwardness · chagrin · abashment · bashfulness · discomfiture · crimson · flushed
rage
Intense, violent anger
seething · indignant · outrage · wrath · temper · exasperation · irritation · annoyance · vexation · agitation
sweating
Moisture through pores
- pantingRapid labored breathing
- breathlessLacking air, gasping
- flushedReddened from emotion
winded · gasping · heaving · overheated · strained · huffing · out of breath · workout · running · sprinting
red in the facepale
Lacking color intensity
white as a sheet · ashen · pallid · wan · white as a ghost
red in the facecomposed
Calm and self-possessed
cool as a cucumber · unflappable · calm · unruffled · impassive
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