abashment

English - Turkish

Definition of abashment in English Turkish dictionary

utanma

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{f} utandırmak, -in gururunu incitmek

English - English

Definition of abashment in English English dictionary

The state of being abashed; confusion from shame

{n} astonishment, confusion, shame

feeling embarrassed due to modesty

{i} embarrassment, shame

Related Terms

abash

To make ashamed; to embarrass; 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

He was a man whom no check could abash. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.

abash

{v} to put to the blush, confound, perplex

Abash

(A*bash") v t [imp & p p Abashed (a*basht"); p pr & vb n Abashing ] [OE abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF esbahir, F ébahir, to astonish, fr L ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment In OE somewhat confused with abase Cf Finish ] 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

Abash

A great party

Abash

demoralize (to destroy the self-confidence of)

Abash

cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious

Abash

(A*bash") v t [imp & p p Abashed (a*basht"); p pr & vb n Abashing ] [OE abaissen, abaisshen, abashen, OF esbahir, F ébahir, to astonish, fr L ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment In OE somewhat confused with abase Cf Finish ] 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

abash

To lose self-possession; to become ashamed

abash

{f} disconcert, make someone feel ashamed, embarrass

abash

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

Hyphenation

a·bash·ment

Etymology

[ &-'bash ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Compare French ébahissement