Abashed
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈbæʃt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Abashed is an adjective meaning Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Meaning
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
More Meanings
- simple past and past participle of abash
Example Sentences
So spake the Lord Goldry Bluszco, standing in great pride and splendour beneath the starry canopy, and scowling terribly on the Ambassador from Witchland, so that the Ambassador was abashed and his knees smote together.
Word Forms
- abasht
Synonyms for abashed
Depending on context, synonyms include ashamed, confounded, confused, discomfited, discomposed, disconcerted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include embarrassed, chagrined, discomposed, shamed, mortified, ashamed.
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