red-faced

[ red-feyst ]

adjective

1. having a red face.
2. blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.

red-faced

/ ˌrɛdˈfeɪsɪdlɪ; -ˈfeɪstlɪ /

adjective

1. flushed with embarrassment or anger
2. having a florid complexion

Derived Forms

• red-facedly, adverb

Other Words From

• red-fac·ed·ly [red, -, fey, -sid-lee, -, feyst, -lee], adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of red-faced¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

A workman was left red-faced after his daughter's bright pink mobile phone became frozen within a newly formed ice rink.

From BBC

Six years ago, a Muslim boy returned red-faced from a well-known school in the northern Indian city of Agra.

From BBC

Justice officials in Spain have been left red-faced after accidentally releasing a billionaire Dutch drug lord from prison in a bureaucratic mix-up.

From BBC

The Chargers went from being red-faced to doing an about-face Saturday night and making life for the Buffalo Bills very uncomfortable before falling 24-22 at SoFi Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

So here they are, playing for an interim coach and an interim general manager, trying to slow a skid of five losses in six games and coming off one of the NFL’s all-time red-faced performances.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• glowing
• rose-colored