a|bash

a|bash
a|bash «uh BASH», transitive verb.
to make uneasy, shy, and somewhat ashamed; embarrass and confuse; disconcert: »

The boy was not abashed by the laughter of his classmates. … a man whom no denial, no scorn could abash (Henry Fielding).

SYNONYM(S): chagrin, confound.
[< Old French esbaïss-, stem of esbaïr be astonished < Vulgar Latin batāre gape]
a|bash´ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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