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abashed
embarrassed or ashamed
Synonyms
Antonyms
- confident
- unabashed
- composed
abashed in a sentence
Abashed by her careless error, Nina quietly corrected the figures.
He appeared abashed after realizing that everyone had heard his rude remark.
Where it comes from
From Old French esbahir, meaning 'to astonish or dismay.'
Memory hook
ABASHED sounds like 'a bash ended': after causing a scene, you may feel abashed.
Read it in context
- The Valley Remembers Nature