overfacedadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈfeɪst/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈfeɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overface v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < overface v. + -ed suffix¹.

Abashed, overwhelmed, intimidated.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective] > browbeaten

browbeaten1747

bullied1851

bulldozed1876

overfaced1926

1926 A. Bennett Ld. Raingo i. xliv. 196 There she stood, over-faced and dumb and apologetic in her plain brown dress.

1971 R. Roberts Classic Slum vi. 94 Lower-class women, bold enough to enter a pub but too ‘overfaced’ to sit,..stood crushed together drinking in the ‘Outdoor’.

1998 Times (Nexis) 5 Oct. His overbearing presence engulfed this vast arena to the extent that..[the other player] resembled an overfaced schoolboy.

2000 Sun (Nexis) 16 Sept. (Horseracing section) Now..[she] doesn't have to take the extreme measure of going that far to find a small contest for this overfaced creature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overfaced
释义	overfacedadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈfeɪst/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈfeɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overface v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < overface v. + -ed suffix¹. Abashed, overwhelmed, intimidated. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > dismay > [adjective] > browbeaten browbeaten1747 bullied1851 bulldozed1876 overfaced1926 1926 A. Bennett Ld. Raingo i. xliv. 196 There she stood, over-faced and dumb and apologetic in her plain brown dress. 1971 R. Roberts Classic Slum vi. 94 Lower-class women, bold enough to enter a pub but too ‘overfaced’ to sit,..stood crushed together drinking in the ‘Outdoor’. 1998 Times (Nexis) 5 Oct. His overbearing presence engulfed this vast arena to the extent that..[the other player] resembled an overfaced schoolboy. 2000 Sun (Nexis) 16 Sept. (Horseracing section) Now..[she] doesn't have to take the extreme measure of going that far to find a small contest for this overfaced creature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1926
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