abashed

[uh-basht]

adjective

1. ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted.

   My clumsiness left me abashed.

abashed

/ əˈbæʃt /

adjective

1. ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed

Other Word Forms

• abashedly noun
• abashedness noun
• unabashed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of abashed¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; abash, -ed ²

Example Sentences

It’s a persuasive picture of a working artist, often fretting about money and trying to leverage his connections, and the actor makes the most of Hujar’s amusing, slightly abashed discursiveness.

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They are now out of pocket, short on players and, perhaps, abashed at their complicity.

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“We have quite a lot of work to do,” Chiappe says, looking somewhat abashed.

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“This is not about running against them, it’s about running on what our record is. I’m very conservative, I’m not abashed by that and I challenge anybody’s record against mine that’s running,” Mr. Hern said.

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“We need money,” the older Gala blurts out to the abashed Dalí during one bellicose confrontation over his lack of productivity, “money, money!”

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