abash

verb

ə-ˈbash

abashed; abashing; abashes

transitive verb

: to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert

He had never blushed in his life; no humiliation could abash him.

Charlotte Brontë

abashment

ə-ˈbash-mənt How to pronounce abash (audio)

noun

… I turned to Susan, still sitting there huddled up in her coat, looking, to my abashment, as helpless as the day I had found her.

Phillip Roth

Example Sentences

felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room

Recent Examples on the Web Here, furious parents throw open the cupboard to reveal their daughter’s abashed lover, as younger children look on wide-eyed and the family dog prepares to attack.

Susan Delson, WSJ, 20 June 2018 Bloom called him out, and the abashed Harris apologized.

Christina Schoellkopf, latimes.com, 15 June 2018 Not easily abashed by body-shamers, Teigen has publicly posted next-to-naked topless photos in the past.

Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 May 2018 Hefner was good-natured but rather abashed, diffident, and shy.

Jeanie Pyun, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2017 Peverelli seemed slightly abashed at the images’ potential elevation from commerce to art.

Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017 But there is also a sort of confused, abashed one, often ironic, that acknowledges a problem and tries to work through a particularly American obliviousness.

Jill Mcdonough, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017 See More

abash

verb

as in to embarrass

to throw into a state of self-conscious distress felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room

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embarrass
fluster
confuse
disconcert
rattle
mortify
nonplus
discomfit
discountenance
upset
bother
disturb
distress
unsettle
humiliate
confound
faze
disquiet
discomfort
perturb
discompose
dismay
shame
humble
chagrin
agitate
queer
unhinge
demean
debase
put off
degrade
put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

relieve
soothe
calm
comfort
console
encourage
cheer
assure
hearten
reassure
buoy
embolden

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of abash are discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, and rattle. While all these words mean "to distress by confusing or confounding," abash presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check, producing shyness, shame, or a feeling of inferiority.

abashed by her swift and cutting retort

Although the words discomfit and abash have much in common, discomfit implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion.

hecklers discomfited the speaker

The words disconcert and abash can be used in similar contexts, but disconcert implies an upsetting of equanimity or assurance producing uncertainty or hesitancy.

disconcerted by finding so many in attendance

The meanings of embarrass and abash largely overlap; however, embarrass implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action.

the question embarrassed her so much she couldn't answer

While the synonyms rattle and abash are close in meaning, rattle implies an agitation that impairs thought and judgment.

rattled by all the television cameras

单词	abash
释义	abash verb ə-ˈbash abashed; abashing; abashes transitive verb : to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert He had never blushed in his life; no humiliation could abash him. Charlotte Brontë abashment ə-ˈbash-mənt noun … I turned to Susan, still sitting there huddled up in her coat, looking, to my abashment, as helpless as the day I had found her. Phillip Roth Synonyms confound confuse discomfit disconcert discountenance embarrass faze fluster mortify nonplus rattle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room Recent Examples on the Web Here, furious parents throw open the cupboard to reveal their daughter’s abashed lover, as younger children look on wide-eyed and the family dog prepares to attack. Susan Delson, WSJ, 20 June 2018 Bloom called him out, and the abashed Harris apologized. Christina Schoellkopf, latimes.com, 15 June 2018 Not easily abashed by body-shamers, Teigen has publicly posted next-to-naked topless photos in the past. Megan Decker, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 May 2018 Hefner was good-natured but rather abashed, diffident, and shy. Jeanie Pyun, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2017 Peverelli seemed slightly abashed at the images’ potential elevation from commerce to art. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 22 May 2017 But there is also a sort of confused, abashed one, often ironic, that acknowledges a problem and tries to work through a particularly American obliviousness. Jill Mcdonough, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Middle English abaissen, abaschen "to lose one's composure," borrowed from Anglo-French abaiss-, stem of abair "to open wide, gape, be amazed," alteration (by prefix substitution) of esbaer (Continental Old French esbahir), from es- "out" (going back to Latin ex-) + baer "to open wide, gape," going back to Vulgar Latin batāre — more at ex- entry 1, abeyance First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition abash verb ə-ˈbash abashed; abashing : embarrass abash verb as in to embarrass* to throw into a state of self-conscious distress felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance embarrass fluster confuse disconcert rattle mortify nonplus discomfit discountenance upset bother disturb distress unsettle humiliate confound faze disquiet discomfort perturb discompose dismay shame humble chagrin agitate queer unhinge demean debase put off degrade put out Antonyms & Near Antonyms relieve soothe calm comfort console encourage cheer assure hearten reassure buoy embolden See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of abash are discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, and rattle. While all these words mean "to distress by confusing or confounding," abash presupposes some initial self-confidence that receives a sudden check, producing shyness, shame, or a feeling of inferiority. abashed by her swift and cutting retort Although the words discomfit and abash have much in common, discomfit implies a hampering or frustrating accompanied by confusion. hecklers discomfited the speaker The words disconcert and abash can be used in similar contexts, but disconcert implies an upsetting of equanimity or assurance producing uncertainty or hesitancy. disconcerted by finding so many in attendance The meanings of embarrass and abash largely overlap; however, embarrass implies some influence that impedes thought, speech, or action. the question embarrassed her so much she couldn't answer While the synonyms rattle and abash are close in meaning, rattle implies an agitation that impairs thought and judgment. rattled by all the television cameras
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abash

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