abash
[verb]
Synonyms: embarrass, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, rattle

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Antonyms: embolden, reassure
Related Idioms: make one eat humble pie
Related Words: abase, demean, humble, humiliate

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abash verb. [ǝ'baʃ] ME.
[Anglo-Norman abaïss- = Old French esbaïss- lengthened stem of e(s)baïr (mod. ébahir), from ES- + baïr astound: see A-⁷.]
1. verb trans. Destroy the self-possession of, disconcert with sudden shame, consciousness of error or presumption, etc. ME.
2. verb intrans. Lose self-possession through surprise, shame, etc. LME-L16.

■ abashedly [-ʃɪdli] adverb in an abashed manner E19.

■ abashedness noun (rare) the state or quality of being abashed, abashment M16.

■ abashless adjective (poet.) unabashed M19.

■ abashment noun confusion from shame etc. LME.

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