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- Dictionaryabashed/əˈbaʃt/
adjective
- 1. embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed: "Harriet looked slightly abashed"
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adjective [ after verb ] uk / əˈbæʃt / us / əˈbæʃt / Add to word list. embarrassed: He said nothing but looked abashed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashed She looked at the floor, abashed.
How to use abashed in a sentence. made to feel uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said… See the full definition
Abashed definition: ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted. See examples of ABASHED used in a sentence.
embarrassed: He said nothing but looked abashed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. ashamed He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing. embarrassed I was too embarrassed to admit I was wrong. abashed She looked at the floor, abashed. shamefaced He stood shamefaced at the door, looking at the vase he had just knocked to the ground.
People feel abashed when they're caught in a lie, or make a mistake, or suddenly feel self-conscious for some reason. Feeling abashed isn't quite as painful as feeling ashamed, but it's close. When you're abashed, you're not feeling confident or strong: you're a little shaken up and taken aback.
Definition of abashed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to embarrass someone or make them feel uncomfortable: Her elder cousins abashed her by commenting on her shyness. They tried not to be abashed by the unfamiliar luxury. Fewer examples. Five years ago I wrote a piece suggesting that the company was doomed, and was then abashed by its apparent recovery.
