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
Tacitus-Ancient Roman
Hammer['hæmə]
MÁTyÁSMAH-tyahshHungarian
Cyra-History
BrynjaBRIN-yah (Icelandic)Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Atanase-Romanian