"red in the face" meaning in All languages combined

See red in the face on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-red in the face.ogg [Australia] Forms: more red in the face [comparative], most red in the face [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪs Etymology: A reference to one's face flushing from embarrassment. Head templates: {{en-adj}} red in the face (comparative more red in the face, superlative most red in the face)
  1. embarrassed
    Sense id: en-red_in_the_face-en-adj-8S4a7cRd
  2. excited, outraged
    Sense id: en-red_in_the_face-en-adj-vozolFhQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

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          "text": "On air on Tuesday, [Tucker] Carlson claimed Democrats had shown “hysteria, overstatement, crazed hyperbole, red-in-the-face anger” over his use of the January 6 footage. It was “not outrage”, he said, but “fear. It’s panic.”",
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