abashed

Meanings

• adjective, verb

  feel or show shame, embarrassment, or confusion

  - "After making a mistake in front of the class, the student was abashed."
  - "The actor was abashed when he forgot his lines."
  - "She felt abashed by her own behavior."

• verb

  intimidate or disconcert (someone) so that they become nervous or confused

  - "The intimidating boss abashed the new employee."
  - "The bully abashed the smaller children on the playground."

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Antonyms

abet , animate , buoy , cheer , countenance , embolden , encourage , incite , inspirit , rally , reassure , uphold

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Synonyms

bewilder , confound , confuse , daunt , discompose , disconcert , discountenance , dishearten , embarrass , faze , fluster , humble , humiliate , mortify , rattle , shake , shame , snub

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with abashed
mash , rash , dash

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Variants

List of all variants of abashed that leads to same result
abashed , abash , abashes , abashing , abashment , abashments

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Forms

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past tense and past participle: abashed; comparative and superlative forms for adjectives: more abashed, most abashed

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Etymology

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From Middle English abashen, from Old French abasser, from abaissé, past participle of abaisser ‘bring down, lower’, from a bas ‘from the bottom’ + -er ‘causative suffix’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'abashed' comes from the Old French word 'abaisser', which means 'to bring down' or 'to lower'.

2. The word 'abashed' is often used to describe the expression on a character's face in literature or art.

3. The past tense and past participle of the verb 'abash' is 'abashed'.

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Related Concepts

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1. shame: A feeling of embarrassment, humiliation, or disgrace.

2. embarrassment: A feeling of self-consciousness, awkwardness, or unease, especially when one is the focus of attention.

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Culture

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Abashed has been used in various forms of literature, particularly in poetry and prose, to convey feelings of shame, embarrassment, or confusion. In art, the term is sometimes used to describe the expression on a character's face in a painting or drawing. In music, the term is not commonly used directly but may be implied in lyrics that convey feelings of shame or embarrassment.

How to Memorize "abashed"

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2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'abashed' with feelings of shame, embarrassment, or confusion.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the first letter of each definition: 'Awkward Behaviors And Shameful Happenings Embarrass'

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