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  1. lose faceverb

    To lose the respect of others, to be humiliated or experience public disgrace.

  2. Etymology: A calque of Chinese, literally meaning “lose face”.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lose face in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lose face in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lose face in a Sentence

  1. Jamal Saif Al Jarwan:

    Coming back again and again and again (for loans), you might lose face for one thing, and secondly you might lose credibility.

  2. Soy Sopheap:

    In politics, there must be talks for resolution so that no one will lose face.

  3. Nikki Haley:

    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.

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