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abash verb

  /əˈbæʃ/
  • (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).]
 confondre

abashed adjective

  /əˈbæʃt/
  • Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
 confus, décontenancé

abashment

humiliation

abashment noun

  /əˈbæʃ.mənt/
  • The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]
 embarras
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