red-faced meaning and definition

RED-FACED adjective

Definition of red-faced (adjective)

1. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
   • "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
   • synonyms: crimson, flushed, red, reddened
2. having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
   • "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"
   • synonyms: blushful, blushing