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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Shamefaced \Shame"faced'\, adjective [For shamefast; AS. scamf[ae]st. See {Shame}, noun, and {Fast} firm.] Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise. --Dryden.
Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face, have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench. -- {Shame"faced}, adverb -- {Shame"faced'ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
shamefacedness
noun: feeling embarrassed about yourself [syn: {sheepishness}]
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