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- Dictionaryabashed/əˈbaʃt/
adjective
- 1. embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed: "Harriet looked slightly abashed"
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The meaning of ABASHED is made to feel uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said. How to use abashed in a sentence.
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.
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.
Abashed definition: ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted. See examples of ABASHED used in a sentence.
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.
If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed. [written] He looked abashed, uncomfortable. Synonyms: embarrassed, confused, humbled, humiliated More Synonyms of abashed. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
