abashed
[ uh-basht ]
/ əˈbæʃt /
adjective
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted: My clumsiness left me abashed.
OTHER WORDS FROM abashed
a·bash·ed·ly [uh-bash-id-lee] /əˈbæʃ ɪd li/, adverb a·bash·ed·ness, noun un·a·bashed, adjectiveWords nearby abashed
abaptiston,
abarognosis,
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abashed,
abasia,
abasia trepidans,
abasia-astasia,
abat-jour,
abatage
Definition for abashed (2 of 2)
abash
[ uh-bash ]
/ əˈbæʃ /
verb (used with object)
to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed: to abash someone by sneering.
Origin of abash
1275–1325; Middle English
abaishen < dialectal Old French
abacher, Old French
abaissier to put down, bring low (see
abase), perhaps conflated with Anglo-French
abaiss-, long stem of
abair, Old French
esba(h)ir to gape, marvel, amaze (
es-
ex-1 +
-ba(h)ir, alteration of
baer to open wide, gape < Vulgar Latin
*batāre; cf.
bay2,
bay3)
OTHER WORDS FROM abash
a·bash·ment, nounExample sentences from the Web for abashed
British Dictionary definitions for abashed (1 of 2)
abashed
/ (əˈbæʃt) /
adjective
ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed
Derived forms of abashed
abashedly, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for abashed (2 of 2)
abash
/ (əˈbæʃ) /
verb
(tr; usually passive)
to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
Derived forms of abash
abashment, nounWord Origin for abash
C14: via Norman French from Old French
esbair to be astonished, from
es- out +
bair to gape, yawn