{"id":20910,"date":"2025-03-13T06:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T06:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/?p=20910"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:10:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T11:10:45","slug":"red-faced-the-meaning-behind-embarrassment-blushing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/blog\/english\/red-faced-the-meaning-behind-embarrassment-blushing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Red-faced&#8221; \u2013 the meaning behind Embarrassment &amp; Blushing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-9c3900f8076e3eea0576f367df21ef98\">The color red makes people think of many things. One things that we associate red with in American English is with embarrassment and\/or shame. &nbsp;Let me (Mark) tell you a story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color wp-elements-a078288f19fd802f7127284da0c44a8f\">When I was a teenager, I was an exchange student in Bogota, Colombia. &nbsp;I was new to Spanish, and made all of the mistakes that language students typically make. &nbsp;Bad verb-subject combinations, mistaken vocabulary, and poor pronunciation were just some of the problems that I had when I was learning the language. &nbsp;In fact, when I work with my students that are prepping for their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/english-courses\/education-exams-preparation\/cambridge-exam-preparation\/\">Cambridge ESOL Exams<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/ecenglish.com\/en\/english-courses\/education-exams-preparation\/toefl-exam-preparation\/\">TOEFL<\/a>, I tell them that I made much worse mistakes than they could ever imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">One day, in a Spanish class at the school in Bogota, I was asked to answer questions from various students. They would ask me in English (giving them a chance to practice) and I would have to answer in Spanish (forcing me to practice as well). &nbsp;One person asked me about a time I had been embarrassed. &nbsp;I told them as best as I could about spilling a soda on my pants at a shopping mall, and said<em>&nbsp;\u201cEstaba embarazado.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">After the teacher looked at me curiously several times (and after much laughter from the 40 or so students in the class), I was informed that I had told the entire class that I was<em>&nbsp;pregnant<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">How embarrassing. &nbsp;How biologically impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">My face turned red. &nbsp;I was blushing. &nbsp;I was very<em>&nbsp;red-faced<\/em>&nbsp;that day in class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Yes,<em>&nbsp;red-faced<\/em>&nbsp;means&nbsp;<em>embarrassed and blushing<\/em>. &nbsp;Do you get&nbsp;<em>red-faced<\/em>&nbsp;very easily?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The color red makes people think of many things. 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