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