abash

Verb

Meaning

To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

shame confuse confound embarrass disconcert faze lower cow deflate chasten daunt upset distress crush discourage
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Antonyms

kindle blarney support move pressure produce
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Hypernyms

upset discompose disconcert discomfit untune

Hyponyms

confuse flurry disconcert put-off

Phrases with the word

to abash

Derivatives

abashed abashing

Anagrams

Sabah basha sabha

Examples

"Hope" is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard - And sore must be the storm - That could abash the little Bird That kept so many warm -. Emily Dickinson

Close letter words and terms

abasedness abasement abaser abashable abashance abashed