Definition of abash Abash
/ʌbæˈʃ/ - [ubatsh] - a•bash
We found 5 definitions of abash from 5 different sources.
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What does abash mean?
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| abash - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious | ||
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| discomfit, discompose, disconcert, untune, upset cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!" | ||
| disconcert, flurry, confuse, put off move in an agitated or confused manner | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- abash (v. t.)
To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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abash
To make ashamed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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abash
a-bash′, v.t. to confuse with shame or guilt.—pa.p. Abashed′ (with at, of an occasion; by, of a cause).—n. Abash′ment, confusion from shame. [O. Fr. esbhir (Fr. s'ébahir), pr.p. esbahiss-ant, to be amazed—L. ex, out, and interj. bah, expressive of astonishment.]
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🔤- abash, verb, present, 1st person singular of abash (infinitive).
- abash, verb (infinitive).
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