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What does red-faced mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word red-faced? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning. Having a face that is the color red.
  2. With a red face; flushed, due to emotional or physical causes.
    1. (by extension) embarrassed
    2. (by extension) inebriate
    3. (by extension) angry
    4. (by extension) flustered
    5. (by extension) exhausted
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He came over to me, red-faced, explained what had happened, apologised profusely, and went to fetch his manager.
The incidents left officials at both airlines red-faced in issuing apologies.
We were surrounded by hungry, sweaty, red-faced men finishing their lunch, not very reassuring.
The red-faced youth quickly dug into his pocket much to the amusement of the conductor.
Police chiefs were red-faced yesterday after their road safety trailer rolled backwards down a hill and smashed into a shop.
A red-faced dad accidentally threw away his wife's family heirlooms and found them after hours rummaging through a rubbish dump!

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