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a·bashed

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–adjective

ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted: My clumsiness left me abashed.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see abash, -ed²

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—Related forms

a·bash·ed·ly

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a·bash·ed·ness, noun

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tr.v. a·bashed, a·bash·ing, a·bash·es
To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.

[Middle English abaishen, to lose one's composure, from Old French esbahir, esbahiss- : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + baer, to gape; see bay².]

a·bash'ment n.

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abashed
adjective
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"

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