shamefacedness
Modest, abashed demeanor
Shamefacedness is the quality of being easily embarrassed or showing bashful modesty.
The word suggests a disposition toward shame—someone prone to blushing, averting their gaze, or shrinking from attention: Her shamefacedness made public speaking torture.
Despite appearances, the word derives not from "shame-faced" but from an older term meaning "held fast by shame."
Modest, reserved quality
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- coynessAffected reluctance or shyness
- reserveSupply kept back
- timidityFearful lack of courage
diffidence · reticence · decorousness · propriety · chasteness · prudishness · meekness · self-effacement
Facial reddening from embarrassment
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- abashmentDiscomfiture from exposure
- red-facedShowing visible embarrassment
sheepishness · flustered · discomfiture · cringe · awkwardness · self-consciousness · humiliation · flushing
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
- pangs of conscienceAcute feelings of guilt
guilt-ridden · penitence · regret · self-condemnation · wrongdoing · confession · apology · mea culpa
demureness
Modest, reserved quality
- bashfulnessTimid self-consciousness
- coynessAffected reluctance or shyness
- reserveSupply kept back
timidity · diffidence · reticence · decorousness · propriety · chasteness · prudishness · meekness · self-effacement · unassumingness
blushing
Facial reddening from embarrassment
- mortificationIntense shame or embarrassment
- chagrinDistress from wounded pride
- abashmentDiscomfiture from exposure
red-faced · sheepishness · flustered · discomfiture · cringe · awkwardness · self-consciousness · humiliation · flushing · stammering
contrition
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- compunctionUneasiness from guilt
pangs of conscience · guilt-ridden · penitence · regret · self-condemnation · wrongdoing · confession · apology · mea culpa · culpability
shamefacednessbrazenness
Shameless, defiant boldness
shamelessness · boldness · audacity · brashness · impudence
shamefacednessshamelessness
Absence of moral embarrassment
impenitence · remorselessness · callousness · incorrigibility · brazenness
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