abashment


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a·bash

 (ə-băsh′)
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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Noun1.abashment - feeling embarrassed due to modestyabashment - feeling embarrassed due to modesty  
bashfulness
embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

abashment

noun
Self-conscious distress:
chagrin, confusion, discomfiture, discomposure, embarrassment.
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