"loss of face" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-loss of face.ogg [Australia] Forms: losses of face [plural]
Etymology: From lose face. Etymology templates: {{m|en|lose face}} lose face Head templates: {{en-noun|~|losses of face}} loss of face (countable and uncountable, plural losses of face)
  1. (idiomatic) Loss of the respect of others, humiliation, public disgrace. Tags: countable, idiomatic, uncountable Translations (loss of respect of others): ansigtstab [neuter] (Danish), gezichtsverlies [neuter] (Dutch), eyðmýking [feminine] (Faroese), kasvojen menetys (Finnish), Gesichtsverlust [masculine] (German), بیآبرویی (alt: bi-âb(e)ruyi) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-loss_of_face-en-noun-OZTlRiZm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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