Hyphenation of shamefaced

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shamefaced? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

shame-faced

Definitions of shamefaced:

1.	Extremely modest or shy Cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise- H.O.Taylor
2.	Showing a sense of shame
3.	Showing a sense of guilt A guilty look The hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy- Eric Linklater

Synonyms of shamefaced:

adj	modest
adj	sheepish, ashamed
adj	guilty, hangdog, shamed, ashamed

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.