loss of face

English

Etymology

From lose face.

Pronunciation

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Noun

loss of face (countable and uncountable, plural losses of face)

(idiomatic) Loss of the respect of others, humiliation, public disgrace.

Translations

loss of respect of others

Danish: ansigtstab n
Dutch: gezichtsverlies (nl) n
Faroese: eyðmýking f
Finnish: kasvojen menetys
German: Gesichtsverlust (de) m
Persian: بی‌آبرویی (fa) (bi-âb(e)ruyi)

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