loss of face

English

Etymology

From lose face.

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

Dutch: gezichtsverlies (nl) n
German: Gesichtsverlust (de) m

Persian: بی‌آبرویی‎ (bi-âb(e)ruyi)

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