What does lose face mean?
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lose face
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lose faceverb
To lose the respect of others, to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.
Etymology: A calque of Chinese, literally meaning “lose face”.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lose face in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lose face in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of lose face in a Sentence
In politics, there must be talks for resolution so that no one will lose face.
Russia is on an island, and they now have to decide whether they're going to stay on an island and lose anyone that's willing to work with them, or whether they're going to come back -- and not lose face -- and actually try and do something constructive.
Coming back again and again and again (for loans), you might lose face for one thing, and secondly you might lose credibility.
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