abash

Abash is defined as to cause someone to feel embarrassed or ill at ease.

(verb)

A child's temper tantrum is an example of something that would abash a parent.

See abash in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert

Origin: ME abaishen < OFr esbahir, to astonish < es-, intens. (< L ex-) + stem of baer, to gape: see bay

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See abash in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb a·bashed, a·bash·ing, a·bash·es

To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. See Synonyms at embarrass.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English abaishen, to lose one's composure

Origin: , from Old French esbahir, esbahiss-

Origin: : es-, intensive pref. (from Latin ex-; see ex-)

Origin: + baer, to gape; see bay²

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