hangdog

adjectives

showing a sense of guilt

"a guilty look"; "the hangdog and shamefaced air of the retreating enemy"- Eric Linklater

guilty, hangdog, shamed, shamefaced

frightened into submission or compliance

hangdog

is similar to

filled with fear or apprehension

"afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"