abashed

[ uh-basht ]

/ əˈbæʃt /

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adjective

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

Origin of abashed

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at abash, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM abashed

a·bash·ed·ly

[uh-bash-id-lee], /əˈbæʃ ɪd li/, adverba·bash·ed·ness, nounun·a·bashed, adjective

Words nearby abashed

abarognosis, à bas, abase, abased, abash, abashed, abasia, abasia-astasia, abasia trepidans, abate, abatement

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Example sentences from the Web for abashed

When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless.
How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics|Tunku Varadarajan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And when the Abbot and the Monkes saw that hee made sutch hast away, they were abashed, and asked the cause why he ranne so fast?
The Palace of Pleasure|William Painter
At times I felt as it were abashed, and even resentful of the various privileges of my childish years.
White Nights and Other Stories|Fyodor Dostoevsky
The soldiers were abashed at his rebukes, and glad to lie down on their breasts for fear of the powder on their yellow facings.
Slain By The Doones|R. D. Blackmore

She felt as if she were looking at his picture and she was abashed and turned away.
Miss Lulu Bett|Zona Gale
Every one was most polite to the abashed new boy on his journey up the room.
Follow My leader|Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for abashed

abashed

/ (əˈbæʃt) /

adjective

ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed

Derived forms of abashed

abashedly, noun

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单词	abashed
释义	abashed [ uh-basht ] / əˈbæʃt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abashed ON THESAURUS.COM adjective ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted: My clumsiness left me abashed. Origin of abashed Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at abash, -ed² OTHER WORDS FROM abashed a·bash·ed·ly [uh-bash-id-lee], /əˈbæʃ ɪd li/, adverba·bash·ed·ness, nounun·a·bashed, adjective Words nearby abashed abarognosis, à bas, abase, abased, abash, abashed, abasia, abasia-astasia, abasia trepidans, abate, abatement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abashed When she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless. How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics\|Tunku Varadarajan\|April 8, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And when the Abbot and the Monkes saw that hee made sutch hast away, they were abashed, and asked the cause why he ranne so fast? The Palace of Pleasure\|William Painter At times I felt as it were abashed, and even resentful of the various privileges of my childish years. White Nights and Other Stories\|Fyodor Dostoevsky The soldiers were abashed at his rebukes, and glad to lie down on their breasts for fear of the powder on their yellow facings. Slain By The Doones\|R. D. Blackmore She felt as if she were looking at his picture and she was abashed and turned away. Miss Lulu Bett\|Zona Gale Every one was most polite to the abashed new boy on his journey up the room. Follow My leader\|Talbot Baines Reed British Dictionary definitions for abashed abashed / (əˈbæʃt) / adjective ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed Derived forms of abashed abashedly, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to abashed discombobulated, bewildered, confounded, humiliated, confused, disconcerted, embarrassed, shamed, chagrined, humbled, fazed, mortified, bugged, rattled, fuddled, crushed, ashamed, in a tizzy, taken aback
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abashed

adjective

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adjective

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