abashed
ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted: My clumsiness left me abashed.
Origin of abashed
1Other words from abashed
- a·bash·ed·ly [uh-bash-id-lee], /əˈbæʃ ɪd li/, adverb
- a·bash·ed·ness, noun
- un·a·bashed, adjective
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How to use abashed in a sentence
I felt relieved for the character, and slightly abashed for rushing to diagnose her with a mental illness.
Diagnosing Jane, Louis C.K.’s Troubled Daughter on ‘Louie’ Who Can’t Separate Dreams From Reality | Russell Saunders | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen she came to power in 1978, Britain was a dreary, dreary place: dingy, funereal, abashed, scruffy, feckless.
How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics | Tunku Varadarajan | April 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNo; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the Marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.
Yielding to the advice of his friends, he put on it a price the amount of which abashed him.
The man drew back abashed, perhaps ashamed, for his dark face flushed.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. White
If possible, be not abashed by one or two errors at the first plunge—swim on till you have confidence.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyHis colleague looks abashed, like a schoolboy caught in a naughty act.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
British Dictionary definitions for abashed
/ (əˈbæʃt) /
ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; ashamed
Derived forms of abashed
- abashedly, noun
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