abashed

[ uh-basht ]

/ əˈbæʃt /

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adjective

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

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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

à bas, abase, abased, abasement, abash, abashed, abasia, abate, abated, abatement, abatis

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How to use abashed in a sentence

I felt relieved for the character, and slightly abashed for rushing to diagnose her with a mental illness.
Diagnosing Jane, Louis C.K.’s Troubled Daughter on ‘Louie’ Who Can’t Separate Dreams From Reality|Russell Saunders|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
No; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the Marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Yielding to the advice of his friends, he put on it a price the amount of which abashed him.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 107, November 3, 1894|Various

The man drew back abashed, perhaps ashamed, for his dark face flushed.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
If possible, be not abashed by one or two errors at the first plunge—swim on till you have confidence.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
His colleague looks abashed, like a schoolboy caught in a naughty act.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman

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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