Hangdog - English meaning

adjective

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Usage examples:

Harriet looked slightly abashed

verb

Make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

Usage examples:

If anything was officially done or said to him, it did not abash him

adjective

(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree.

Usage examples:

His letter plunged her into abject misery

adjective

Embarrassed or guilty because of one's actions, characteristics, or associations.

Usage examples:

You should be ashamed of yourself

adjective

Feeling bad because you are aware that others know that you or someone connected with you has done something wrong or embarrassing

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] pedro was never ashamed to admit his mistakes., i felt deeply ashamed for my fa…

verb

Intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.

Usage examples:

A witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination

verb

Cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation.

Usage examples:

The intellectuals had been cowed into silence

noun

A fully grown female animal of a domesticated breed of ox, kept to produce milk or beef.

Usage examples:

A dairy cow

noun

An unpleasant or disliked woman.

Usage examples:

What does he see in that cow?

adjective

Sad and disappointed.

Usage examples:

He came back empty-handed and crestfallen

adjective

Bent in fear or apprehension.

Usage examples:

He lugged his carry-on bag and computer case past cringing passengers wary of being hit

verb

Bend one's head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner.

Usage examples:

He cringed away from the blow

adjective

Having been beaten in a battle or other contest.

Usage examples:

The defeated army

verb

Win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat.

Usage examples:

Garibaldi defeated the neapolitan army

verb

Past simple and past participle of defeat

Usage examples:

Napoleon was defeated by the duke of wellington at the battle of waterloo., they defeated the itali…

adjective

Very unhappy and unable to be comforted.

Usage examples:

She left fritz looking disconsolate

adjective

Extremely sad and disappointed

Usage examples:

The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game.

adjective

(of a person's eyes) looking downwards.

Usage examples:

Her modestly downcast eyes

noun

A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.

Usage examples:

The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at vari…

adjective

Looking down, usually because of being shy or sad

adjective

Feeling or showing embarrassment.

Usage examples:

I felt quite embarrassed whenever i talked to her

verb

Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.

Usage examples:

She wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a scene

adjective

Feeling ashamed or shy

Usage examples:

She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor., [ + to infinitive ] i was too embarr…

verb

Frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.

Usage examples:

The forts are designed to intimidate the population

adjective

Frightened or nervous because you are not confident in a situation

Usage examples:

Older people can feel very intimidated by computers.

adjective

Feeling or expressing shame or embarrassment.

Usage examples:

All the boys looked shamefaced

adjective

Awkward and embarrassed or ashamed

Usage examples:

He looked somewhat shamefaced when he realized his mistake.

adjective

Showing or feeling embarrassment from shame or a lack of self-confidence.

Usage examples:

A sheepish grin

adjective

Embarrassed because you realize you have done something wrong or silly

Usage examples:

A sheepish grin, he sheepishly admitted he hadn’t done his homework.

adjective

Causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort.

Usage examples:

His hard, uncomfortable bed

adjective

Not comfortable or relaxed, or feeling anxiety

Usage examples:

An uncomfortable chair, she feels uncomfortable in a room full of strangers., an uncomfortably warm…

adjective

Sad or miserable in appearance.

Usage examples:

Don't look so woebegone, joanna

adjective

Looking very sad

Usage examples:

When he wants to go for a walk, the dog sits by the door with a woebegone expression., there's no n…

adjective

(of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.

Usage examples:

I felt so wretched because i thought i might never see you again

adjective

Unhappy or extremely sad

Usage examples:

He looked so ill and wretched as he spoke that he made me feel wretched myself., workers lived in w…