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red-faced

American  
[red-feyst] / ˈrɛdˈfeɪst /

adjective

  1. having a red face.

  2. blushing or flushed with embarrassment, anger, resentment, or the like.

red-faced British  
/ ˌrɛdˈfeɪsɪdlɪ, -ˈfeɪstlɪ /

adjective

  1. flushed with embarrassment or anger

  2. having a florid complexion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • red-facedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of red-faced

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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Host Alan Cumming was quick to catch him out, leaving Mescal red-faced.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

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

Lead attorneys like the red-faced lawyer had made money not only by settling their own clients’ cases but by spearheading the lawsuit.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 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

Furious, red-faced, and dirt-spattered, he hurried into the car without saying good-bye.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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