hangdog [ hang-dawg, -dog ]
adjective
1. browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
2. shamefaced; guilty: He sneaked out of the room with a hangdog expression.
3. suitable to a degraded or contemptible person; sneaky; furtive.
noun
4. Archaic. a degraded, contemptible person.
RELATED WORDS
ashamed, conscience-stricken, defeated, downcast, guilty, intimidated, sheepish, wretched, browbeaten, cowering
SYNONYMS
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2. ashamed, contrite, crestfallen.
ANTONYMS
1. confident, assured.
Origin: First recorded in 1670–80; hang + dog
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