abashed

əˈbæʃt

Definition

Definition of abashed - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotionfeeling embarrassed or ashamed due to a mistake

She looked abashed after forgetting her lines.

ashamed

embarrassed

self-consciousfeeling self-conscious or uneasy in a social situation

He was abashed when everyone stared at him.

embarrassed

self-conscious

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Origin of abashed

Old French, esbahir (to astonish)

Examples of abashed in a sentence

The child was abashed after spilling juice on the carpet.
She felt abashed after tripping on stage.
The child was abashed by the unexpected compliment.

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French:honteux, gêné, ...
German:verlegen, verunsichert, ...
Italian:imbarazzato, ...
Spanish:avergonzado, ...
Portuguese:envergonhado, ...
Chinese:局促不安的, 不自在的, ...
Japanese:恥ずかしい, 気まずい, ...
Arabic:مُحْرَج, مُرْتَبِك, ...
Hebrew:נָבוֹךְ, מִתְבַּיֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:смущенный, смущённый, ...
Ukrainian:збентежений, ...
Hindi:शर्मिंदा, संकोचपूर्ण, ...
Bengali:বিব্রত, অপ্রস্তুত, ...
Catalan:avergonyit, incòmode, ...
Czech:zahanbený, zaražený, ...
Danish:flov, genert, ...
Dutch:beschaamd, ongemakkelijk, ...
Greek:αμήχανος, ντροπαλός, ...
Hungarian:megszeppent, zavart, ...
Khmer:អៀនខ្មាស, ...
Korean:당황한, 쑥스러운, ...
Persian:شرمنده, معذب, ...
Polish:zakłopotany, skrępowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):envergonhado, ...
Romanian:rușinat, ...
Swedish:generad, ...
Thai:กระดาก, เขินอาย, ...
Turkish:mahcup, utangaç, ...
Vietnamese:ngượng ngùng, ...

abash

əˈbæʃ

Definition of abash - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

embarrass

Dated

make someone feel embarrassed or ashamed

Dated

His rude comments abashed her in front of everyone.
She was abashed by the unexpected praise.
The teacher's criticism abashed the student.

humiliate

mortify

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Origin of abash

Old French, esbahir (to astonish)

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French:embarrasser, ...
German:beschämen, ...
Italian:imbarazzare, ...
Spanish:avergonzar, ...
Portuguese:envergonhar, ...
Chinese:使尴尬, ...
Japanese:恥ずかしい思いにさせる, ...
Arabic:أَحْرَجَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַיֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:смущать, ...
Ukrainian:збентежувати, ...
Hindi:शर्मिंदा करना, ...
Bengali:বিব্রত করা, ...
Catalan:avergonyir, ...
Czech:zahanbit, ...
Danish:gøre flov, ...
Dutch:beschamen, ...
Greek:ντροπιάζω, ...
Hungarian:zavarba hozni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យអាម៉ាស់មុខ, ...
Korean:당황하게 하다, ...
Persian:شرمنده کرد, ...
Polish:zawstydzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):envergonhar, ...
Romanian:a jena, ...
Swedish:få att skämmas, ...
Thai:ทำให้อับอาย, ...
Turkish:utandırmak, ...
Vietnamese:làm xấu hổ, ...

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