out of countenance



out of countenance

Uneasy; ashamed. I'm sorry if I'm quiet—I made a big mistake at work today, and it really put me out of countenance.
See also: of, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KrisKRIS (English)English, Danish
Praveen-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Vlatko-Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
PuckPUK (English)Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Dutch
ÉAdaoinAY-deenIrish
MarilynMER-ə-lin, MER-lin, MAR-ə-lin, MAR-linEnglish