red-faced
Americanadjective
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having a red face.
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blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.
adjective
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flushed with embarrassment or anger
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having a florid complexion
Other Word Forms
- red-facedly adverb
Etymology
Origin of red-faced
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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They sit toe to toe on the gym floor, and Ilya offers a red-faced, panting Shane his water bottle.
From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026
It was a reach—“I’m never mad,” Manley said—so he asked Chalamet to berate him off-camera to get worked up for a red-faced confrontation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
At his final concert as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic 16 years ago, every musician in the orchestra stood in line onstage to hug a red-faced Esa-Pekka Salonen.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
A workman was left red-faced after his daughter's bright pink mobile phone became frozen within a newly formed ice rink.
From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024
Rowan, red-faced and startled, found the eyes of the villagers upon him.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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