abash

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbæʃ/
• (America) IPA: /əˈbæʃ/

Verb

abash (abashes, present participle abashing; past and past participle abashed)

1. (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).]

   Synonyms: bewilder, confuse, confound, daunt, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, dishearten, embarrass, faze, fluster, humble, humiliate, mortify, rattle, shake, shame, snub

   Antonyms: abet, animate, buoy, cheer, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, inspirit, rally, reassure, uphold

   • 1849, Thomas Macaulay, History of England, Chapter 14

     He was a man whom no check could abash

2. (intransitive, obsolete) To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 16^th century.]

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:abash

Translations

• French: confondre
• German: beschämen
• Portuguese: envergonhar, confundir
• Russian: смуща́ть
• Spanish: confundir, avergonzar, abochornar

Translations

• Russian: смути́ться

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