SHEEPISHNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Feeling embarrassed about yourself

Synonyms:

shamefacedness; sheepishness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("sheepishness" is a kind of...):

embarrassment (the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public)

Derivation:

sheepish (showing a sense of shame)