1. (

• shamefaced

) extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor ;

2. (

• shamefaced ,
• sheepish

) showing a sense of shame ;

3. (

• guilty ,
• hangdog ,
• shamefaced ,
• shamed ,

) showing a sense of guilt; "a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater ;