abashed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): əˈbæʃt

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Adjective

Positive abashed

Comparative more abashed

Superlative most abashed

1. Feeling discomfort or shame; feeling embarrassed.

   The man was abashed when I told him he wasn't a nice person.

Verb

Plain form abash

Third-person singular abashes

Past tense abashed

Past participle abashed

Present participle abashing

1. The past tense and past participle of abash.