abash (redirected from abashes)

a·bash  (-bsh)

tr.v. a·bashed, a·bash·ing, a·bash·es

To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.

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[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.]

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a·bashment n.

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abash [əˈbæʃ]

vb

(tr; usually passive) to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed

[via Norman French from Old French esbair to be astonished, from es- out + bair to gape, yawn]

abashedly  [əˈbæʃɪdlɪ] adv

abashment  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abash - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious embarrass discomfit, discompose, untune, upset, disconcert - cause to lose one's composure disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off - cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her"