abash in English dictionary

  • abash

    Meanings and definitions of "abash"

    • (transitive) To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.
    • (intransitive) (obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).]
    • verb
      (intransitive, obsolete)
      To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 16 th century.]
    • to make ashamed, to embarrass
    • To make ashamed.
    • verb
      cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

    Synonyms of "abash" in English dictionary

    untune, discompose, upset are the top synonyms of "abash" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "abash" in English dictionary

    applaud is the antonym of "abash" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of abash

    • abash ( third-person singular simple present abashes, present participle abashing, simple past and past participle abashed)
    • abash, abashed, abashed, abashes, abashing
    • abash (third-person singular simple present abashes, present participle abashing, simple past and past participle abashed)
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