ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAabashed
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abashed
Meaning: embarrassed or ashamed
abashed in a sentence
How abashed is used in real sentences:
Abashed by her careless error, Nina quietly corrected the figures.
He appeared abashed after realizing that everyone had heard his rude remark.
“Visitors sometimes look abashed when corrected, having expected a simple fable with villains, rescuers, and a restored paradise.”
— from the passage The Valley Remembers
Synonyms for abashed
Other words for abashed — embarrassed, ashamed and disconcerted — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of abashed
Words that mean the opposite of abashed:
- confident
- unabashed
- composed
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.