abash
11abash — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English abaishen, from Anglo French abaiss , abair to astonish, alteration of esbair, from ex + baer to open wide, gape more at abeyance Date: 14th century to destroy the self possession or self confidence of ;… …
12abash — Synonyms and related words: abase, appall, astound, bewilder, bother, bring down, bring low, cast down, chagrin, confound, confuse, crush, debase, degrade, demean, diminish, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, disturb, dump …
13abash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. humiliate, humble, shame; embarrass, disconcert; mortify, crush, take down a peg. See humility. Ant., hearten, rally. II (Roget s IV) v. embarrass, disconcert, rattle*; see embarrass 1 . See… …
14abash — v. a. Alys. 224 …
15abash — a·bash || É™ bæʃ v. disconcert, make someone feel ashamed, embarrass …
16abash — verb [usu. as adjective abashed] cause to feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Derivatives abashment noun Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. abaiss ; cf. OFr. esbaiss , esbair, from es utterly + bair astound …
17abash — v. a. Shame, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, cow, humiliate, humble, snub, put to shame, make ashamed, put down, put out of countenance, take down, send away with a flea in one s ear. See discountenance …
18abash — v disconcert, discomfit, take aback, ruffle, discompose; embarrass, chagrin, discountenance, put out of countenance, shame, put to shame, make ashamed, humiliate, mortify, humble, put down, take down, disgrace, cause to lose face; nonplus,… …
19abash — a•bash [[t]əˈbæʃ[/t]] v. t. to destroy the self confidence of; disconcert; make ashamed • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < dial. OF abacher, OF abaissier to put down, bring low (see abase) a•bash′ment, n …
20abash — /əˈbæʃ/ (say uh bash) verb (t) (usually passive) to destroy the self possession of; make ashamed or embarrassed: stand abashed; feel abashed. {Middle English abashe(n), from Anglo French abaïss , variant of Old French esbaïss , stem of erbaïr… …
