shamefaced

  • (s) extremely modest or shy
    • "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
  • (s) showing a sense of shame sheepish,
  • (s) showing a sense of guilt
    • a guilty look
    • "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater
    hangdog, shamed, guilty,

Synonyms

sheepish hangdog shamed guilty

Words of close approximity

shamefacedly shamefacedness