shamefaced

adj

Etymology: Alteration (due to folk etymology: shame + faced) of shamefast, from Middle English schamefast, schamfast, sceomefest, from Old English sċamfæst (“modest”), equivalent to shame + fast. Synchronically with -faced (/ˈfeɪst/).

1. Bashful, showing modesty or embarrassment.

   “Youth is not glorious; it is shamefaced. It is a time of self-searching and self-exacerbation.”

2. Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.