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abash
[ uh-bash ]
verb (used with object)
- to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed:
to abash someone by sneering.
Synonyms: embarrass, discompose, shame
abash
/ əˈbæʃ /
verb
- tr; usually passive to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
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Derived Forms
- aˈbashment, noun
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Other Words From
- a·bashment noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abash1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of abash1
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Example Sentences
Rag′abash, a low fellow; Rag′amuffin, a low, disreputable person.
Nor did her presence in the least abash the boys, for they saw no impropriety in the act.
Even the supreme solemnity of the Wafer borne through the kneeling streets cannot abash the trustful gaze of childhood.
How strong and pure the fire in her must be when her father's presence could not abash her from this betrayal of her love!
The young lady looked rather astonished, and not over well pleased, but this did not in any way abash Mr Glover.
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