hangdogadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈhæŋ.dɒɡ/us/ˈhæŋ.dɑːɡ/(of an expression on a face) unhappy or ashamed, especially because of feeling guilty:
a hangdog look/expression
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ashamed and embarrassed
- abashed
- ashamed
- awkward
- awkwardly
- embarrassed
- have egg on your face idiom
- humble
- know
- look
- look sb in the eye/face idiom
- meet
- meet sb's eye idiom
- mortification
- mortify
- mortifying
- not know where to put yourself idiom
- shamefaced
- sheepish
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