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- Dictionaryabashed/əˈbaʃt/
adjective
- 1. embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed: "Harriet looked slightly abashed"
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uk / əˈbæʃt / us / əˈbæʃt / Add to word list. embarrassed: He said nothing but looked abashed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashed She looked at the floor, abashed.
The meaning of ABASHED is made to feel uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said. How to use abashed in a sentence.
us / əˈbæʃt / uk / əˈbæʃt / Add to word list. embarrassed: He said nothing but looked abashed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashed She looked at the floor, abashed.
Abashed definition: ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted. See examples of ABASHED used in a sentence.
People feel abashed when they're caught in a lie, or make a mistake, or suddenly feel self-conscious for some reason. Feeling abashed isn't quite as painful as feeling ashamed, but it's close. When you're abashed, you're not feeling confident or strong: you're a little shaken up and taken aback.
to embarrass someone or make them feel uncomfortable: Her elder cousins abashed her by commenting on her shyness. They tried not to be abashed by the unfamiliar luxury. Fewer examples. Five years ago I wrote a piece suggesting that the company was doomed, and was then abashed by its apparent recovery.
Definition of abashed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
abashed. (əbæʃt ) adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed. [written] He looked abashed, uncomfortable. Synonyms: embarrassed, confused, humbled, humiliated More Synonyms of abashed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Define abashed. abashed synonyms, abashed pronunciation, abashed translation, English dictionary definition of abashed. tr.v. a·bashed , a·bash·ing , a·bash·es To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert.
abashed meaning, definition, what is abashed: embarrassed or ashamed because you have ...: Learn more.
