abashed
UK/əˈbæʃt/
abashed adjective: embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Also the simple past and past participle of abash.
Adjective
abashed (comparative more abashed, superlative most abashed)
- Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
- The scanty garments of fig-leaves with which our abashed first parents sought to conceal their nakedness.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 5
- 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.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 14
Also used as
abashed is also the simple past and past participle of abash.
abashed meaning in Malay and Persian
abashed in Malay
- embarrassed
- malu
abashed in Persian
- embarrassed
- خجالت زده, شرمسار
Synonyms of abashed
- ashamed
- confounded
- confused
- discomfited
- discomposed
- disconcerted
- discountenanced
- dismayed
- dumbfounded
- embarrassed
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Forms of abashed
| comparative | more abashed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most abashed |
| alternative form (obsolete) | abasht |
Words formed from abashed
Words that rhyme with abashed
Questions about abashed
- What does abashed mean?
- Abashed means embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
- What is abashed in Malay?
- Abashed in Malay is malu. See Abashed meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is abashed?
- Abashed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce abashed?
- Abashed is pronounced /əˈbæʃt/ (UK).
Words near abashed in the dictionary
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